Greater London
administrative area and ceremonial county in England
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Summary
Greater London is a ceremonial county of England[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ceremonial county of england entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,007 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Head of government: Ken Olisa[5]
- Instance of: urban agglomeration[6]
- Shares border with: Hertfordshire[7], Berkshire[8], Essex[9], Kent[10], Surrey[11], Buckinghamshire[12], City of London[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: City of Westminster[14], London Borough of Barnet[15], London Borough of Enfield[16], Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[17], London Borough of Camden[18], London Borough of Lambeth[19], London Borough of Barking and Dagenham[20], London Borough of Hillingdon[21], London Borough of Islington[22], London Borough of Brent[23], London Borough of Bexley[24], London Borough of Ealing[25], London Borough of Newham[26], London Borough of Tower Hamlets[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Moscow[28], Berlin[29], New York City[30], Tokyo[31], Beijing[32], Paris[33]
- Executive body: Greater London[34]
- Postal code: E[35], EC[36], N[37], NW[38], SE[39], SW[40], W[41], WC[42]
- Commons category: London[43]
- Inception: April 1, 1965[44]
- Coordinate location: 51.52, -0.1[45]
- Significant event: boundary change[46]
- Official website: https://greaterlondonlieutenancy.com/[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greater London[48]
- Population: 8,308,369[49], 8,899,375[50]
Why It Matters
Greater London has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]