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This article is about the UK capital city. For other uses, see London (disambiguation). London Capital city London montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article. About this image Clockwise from top: City of London in the foreground with Canary Wharf in the far background, Trafalgar Square, London Eye, Tower Bridge and a London Underground roundel in front of Elizabeth Tower London is located in the United KingdomLondonLondon Location within the United Kingdom Show map of the United Kingdom Show map of England Show map of Europe Show all Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″WCoordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W Sovereign state United Kingdom United Kingdom Country England England Region London Counties Greater London City of London Settled by Romans AD 47[2] as Londinium Districts City of London and 32 boroughs Government • Type Executive mayoralty and deliberative assembly within unitary constitutional monarchy • Body Greater London Authority • Mayor Sadiq Khan (L) • London Assembly • London Assembly 14 constituencies • UK Parliament 73 constituencies Area • Total[A] 1, 572 km2 (607 sq mi) • Urban 1, 737. 9 km2 (671. 0 sq mi) • Metro 8, 382 km2 (3, 236 sq mi) • City of London 2. 90 km2 (1. 12 sq mi) • Greater London 1, 569 km2 (606 sq mi) Elevation[3] 11 m (36 ft) Population (2018)[5] • Total[A] 8, 961, 989[1] • Density 5, 666/km2 (14, 670/sq mi) • Urban 9, 787, 426 • Metro 14, 257, 962[4] (1st) • City of London 8, 706 (67th) • Greater London 8, 899, 375 Demonyms Londoner GVA (2018)[6] • Total £487 billion ($650 billion) • Per capita £54, 686 ($72, 955) Time zone UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time) Postcode areas 22 areas Area codes 9 area codes International airports Heathrow (LHR) City (LCY) Gatwick (LGW) Stansted (STN) Luton (LTN) Southend (SEN) Rapid transit system Underground Police Metropolitan (excluding the City of London square-mile) Ambulance London Fire London GeoTLD. london Website www. london. gov. uk Edit this at Wikidata London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. [8][9] The city stands on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea. London has been a major settlement for two millennia, and was originally called Londinium, which was founded by the Romans. [10] The City of London, London's ancient core and financial centre—an area of just 1. 12 square miles (2. 9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile—retains boundaries that closely follow its medieval limits. [note 1][11][12][13][14][15] The adjacent City of Westminster has for centuries been the location of much of the national government. Thirty-one additional boroughs north and south of the river also comprise modern London. The London region is governed by the mayor of London and the London Assembly. [note 2][16][17] London is one of the world's most popular and important global cities. [18] It exerts a considerable impact upon the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation. [19] It is one of the largest financial centres in the world and in 2019, London had the second highest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals in Europe, after Paris. [20] And in 2020, London had the second-highest number of billionaires of any city in Europe, after Moscow. [21] London's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe, [22] and London is home to highly ranked institutions such as Imperial College London in natural and applied sciences, the London School of Economics and social sciences, as well as the comprehensive University College London. [23] In 2012, London became the first city to have hosted three modern Summer Olympic Games. [24] London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region. [25] Its estimated mid-2018 municipal population (corresponding to Greater London) was about 9 million, [5] which made it the third-most populous city in Europe. [26] London accounts for 13. 4% of the U. K. population. [27] Greater London Built-up Area is the fourth-most populous in Europe, after Istanbul, Moscow, and Paris, with 9, 787, 426 inhabitants at the 2011 census. [28][29] The London metropolitan area is the third-most populous in Europe, after Istanbul and the Moscow Metropolitan Area, with 14, 040, 163 inhabitants in 2016. [note 3][4][30]