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Greater London is the administrative area of London, England, [4] which is coterminous with the London region. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London.
- London
London. Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W. London is the...
- Demographics
Through the London Government Act of 1963, the Greater...
- Greater London Authority
The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by...
- London
London. Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W. London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of around 8.8 million, [1] and its metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million.
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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...
Coat of arms. The Greater London region. Greater London is an administrative district. It covers London, England. About 7.5 million people live there. It is also one of the regions of England used by the Government for various purposes, including administration and statistics.
May 25, 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.
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.
Greater London is the administrative area of London, England, which is coterminous with the London region. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London.
