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Local authority area: City of London

City of London is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 2.9 km² and had 10,847 residents in 2022 — about 3,740 people per km².

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Council headquartersGuildhall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of London, 1931–2022.

Residents, 202210,847-31.2% since 1931
Land area2.9km²1.1 sq mi
Density3,740/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#381of 382 UK councils · #316 in England
Population estimates14 data points
15.8K10.9K7.6K5.7K4.3K4.6K3.9K7.2K7.4K7.6K8.8K8.7K8.6K10.8K
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Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCity of WestminsterLondon boroughLLondon Borough of CamdenLondon boroughLLondon Borough of IslingtonLondon boroughLLondon Borough of HackneyLondon boroughLLondon Borough of Tower HamletsLondon borough
Abroad

Twinned with

Shanghai
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London
London Borough of Croydon392,224London Borough of Barnet389,101London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911
Elections

25 electoral wards

Census 2021: 8,583 residents in 4,915 households across the wards; 14.1% aged 65+, 36.5% of homes owned, 77.2% of households without a car.

1Cripplegate1,841 households · 18.8% aged 65+2,9972Walbrook879 households · 4.1% aged 65+1,6193Aldersgate838 households · 25.2% aged 65+1,4754Farringdon Without877 households · 7.7% aged 65+1,3925Portsoken480 households · 9.5% aged 65+1,100

All wards of City of London

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CLondon CouncilsCouncil office · London EC4R 9AB · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Cities of London and Westminster · 25 wards
Source: Wikidata Q23311 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.