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London
From upper left: City of London, Tower Bridge and London Eye, Palace of Westminster
London region in the United Kingdom
Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″WCoordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region London
Ceremonial counties City and Greater London
Districts City and 32 boroughs
Settled by Romans as Londinium, c. 43 AD
Headquarters City Hall
Government
• Regional authority Greater London Authority • Regional assembly London Assembly • Mayor of London Boris Johnson • UK Parliament - London Assembly - European Parliament 74 constituencies
14 constituencies
London constituency
Area
• London 1,570 km2 (607 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 24 m (79 ft)
Population (United Kingdom Census 2011 estimates)[2] • London 8,174,100 • Density 5,206/km2 (13,466/sq mi) • Urban 8,278,251 • Metro 13,709,000 • Demonym Londoner • Ethnicity
(June 2009 estimates)
Ethnic groups
Time zone GMT (UTC±0) • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcode areas E

, EC , N , NW , SE , SW , W , WC , BR , CM , CR , DA , EN , HA , IG , KT , RM , SM , TN , TW , UB
, WD
Area code(s) 020, 01322, 01689, 01708, 01737, 01895, 01923, 01959, 01992
Website london.gov.uk

London Listeni/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures.[note 1] Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium.[3] London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core.[4] The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region[5] and the Greater London administrative