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Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W / 51.50722; -0.12750
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London


Greater London administrative area in the United Kingdom
Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W / 51.50722; -0.12750
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
RegionLondon
Administrative areaGreater London
Settled by Romansc. 43 AD (as Londinium)
Ceremonial countiesCity & Greater London
DistrictsCity & 32 boroughs
Government
 • BodyGreater London Authority
 • LegislatureLondon Assembly
 • MayorBoris Johnson
 • London Assembly14 constituencies
 • UK Parliament74 constituencies
 • European ParliamentLondon constituency
Area
 • Greater London1,572.00 km2
(606.95 sq mi)
 • Urban1,737.9 km2 (671.0 sq mi)
 • Metro8,382.00 km2 (3,236.31 sq mi)
Elevation35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Greater London8,416,535
 • Density5,354/km2 (13,870/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,787,426
 • Metro
13,614,409
DemonymLondoner
Time zoneGMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
22 postcodes
Area code
  • 020, 01322, 01689, 01708, 01737, 01895, 01923, 01959, 01992
GeoTLD.london
Websitelondon.gov.uk
  1. ^ "London, United Kingdom Forecast : Weather Underground (weather and elevation at Bloomsbury)" (online). The Weather Underground, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "UK Population Estimates". ONS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.