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Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region. It contains 33 local government districts, including the City of London and the 32 London boroughs, and has a population of over 8.8 million.
- London Metropolitan Area
The London travel to work area in 2001 (dark blue), with the...
- European Parliament Constituency
London was a constituency of the European Parliament from...
- London
The area of Greater London includes areas that are part of...
- Demographics of London
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents...
- London Boroughs
The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts...
- Greater London Authority
The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by...
- London Metropolitan Area
The area of Greater London includes areas that are part of the historic counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. [142] More recently, Greater London has been defined as a region of England and in this context is known as London. [143] It is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England by convention rather than statute.
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The historical population for the current area of Greater London, divided into the statistical areas of Inner and Outer London is as follows:
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2011 census in Greater London. In January 2005, a survey of London's ethnic and religious diversity claimed that there were more than 300 languages spoken and 50 non-indigenous communities with a population of more than 10,000 in London.
The 2011 census recorded that 2,998,264 people or 36.7% of London's population are foreign-born (including 24.5% born in a non-European country) making London the city with the second largest immigrant population in absolute terms, after New York City. The table to the right shows the most common countries of birth of London residents. Note that so...
According to the 2011 Census, 6,083,420 or 77.9% of London's population aged 3 and over spoke English as a main language, with a further 1,406,912 (19.8%) speaking it as a second language or well to very well. 271,693 (3.5%) could not speak English well, while 47,917 (0.6%) could not speak English at all. 2,456 (<0.1%) spoke other UK minority langu...
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Greater London.
In the Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics(NUTS), London is a level-1 NUTS region, coded "UKI", which is subdivided as follows:
At the 2001 census, the population of the Greater London Urban Area was 8,278,251. This area does not include some outliers within Greater London, but does extend into the adjacent South East England and East of England regions. In 2004 the London Plan of the Mayor of London defined a metropolitan region with a population of 18 million. Eurostat ha...
Learn about the population, ethnicity, languages, health, education and social issues of London, the capital of the United Kingdom. Find historical and current data for Greater London, the City of London and the 32 London boroughs.
Aug 17, 2024 · Greater London, metropolitan county of southeastern England that is also generally known as London. A brief treatment of the administrative entity follows. An in-depth discussion of the physical setting, history, character, and inhabitants of the city is in the article London.
BoroughArea(square Miles)Area(square Km)Population (2001)1.137,1858.422198,0207.419202,8246.316165,242- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The majority of Greater London is policed by the Metropolitan Police Service, based at New Scotland Yard. The city has one hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as 'Barts'. Founded in 1123, it is located at Smithfield, and is undergoing a long-awaited regeneration after doubts as to its continuing use during the 1990s.
The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England; each is governed by a London borough council.
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The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym City Hall, is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London, England. It consists of two political branches: an executive Mayor (currently Sadiq Khan) and the 25-member London Assembly, which serves as a means of checks and balances on the Mayor.
