City of London
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City of London | |||
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Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us |
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Shown within Greater London | |||
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
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Constituent country | England | ||
Region | Greater London | ||
Status | sui generis, City and Ceremonial County | ||
Admin HQ | Guildhall | ||
Government | |||
- Leadership | see text | ||
- Mayor | John Stuttard | ||
- MP | Mark Field | ||
- London Assembly | John Biggs | ||
Area | |||
- City | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²) | ||
Population (2005 est) | |||
- City | 9,200 | ||
- Density | 8,215.4/sq mi (3,172/km²) | ||
- Ethnicity | 84.4% White 68.3% British 12.8% non-British 3.3% Irish 6.8% South Asian 2.6% African-Caribbean 2.0% Chinese |
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- ONS code | 00AA | ||
Population Ranked 353rd | |||
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) | ||
- Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
Postal code | EC | ||
Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk |
The City of London is a district of London, capital city of the United Kingdom. It is in central London and is the oldest part of the city, dating back to Roman times.
The City of London has its own special mayor, the Lord Mayor, and other ancient features of government, dating back to medieval times.
It is here in the City of London where most of the United Kingdom's financial trade is done. It is a very small area, covering only a square mile, and has a very small population too (8,000). However, many people come to work here and during work times it can be very busy, with some 300,000 people.
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