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City of Leeds - Definition and Overview |
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- This article discusses the metropolitan borough and district named the City of Leeds. For information on the city itself, see Leeds, the district's principal settlement, from which it takes its name.
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| Geography
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| Status: | Unitary, City (1893)
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| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Ceremonial County: | West Yorkshire
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Area:
- Total | Ranked 90th
551.72 km²
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| Admin. HQ: | Leeds
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| ONS code: | 00DA
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| Demographics
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Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 5th
716,513
1,299 / km²
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| Ethnicity: | 91.8% White
4.5% S.Asian
1.4% Afro-Carib.
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| Politics
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Leeds City Council
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet
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| Executive: | Liberal Democrats + Conservative + Green
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| MPs: | John Battle, Hilary Benn, Harold Best, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Fabian Hamilton, George Mudie, Paul Truswell
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The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire in northern England, stretching from Otley in the north, on the border with North Yorkshire, to the border with the district of Wakefield in the south, and from Pudsey on the border with the district of the City of Bradford in the west, to Garforth and Wetherby in the east. It is named after its major settlement, Leeds, which is also the administrative seat. To the south and west, the borders of the district cover mostly urban and suburban areas. To the east and north, the district includes much countryside and many other towns and villages which have little in common with the city itself.
Places within the district
Other areas within the Leeds Metropolitan boundary include:
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