City of Westminster facts for kids
City of Westminster | |
Shown within Greater London |
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Official website | http://www.westminster.gov.uk/ |
Quick facts for kids Geography |
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Status | London borough City (1540) |
Area — Total |
Ranked 346th 21.48 km² |
ONS code | 00BK |
Admin HQ | Victoria |
Demographics | |
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 44th (of 354) 244,400 11,378 / km² |
Ethnicity | 73.2% White 48.5% White British 3.7% Irish 21.0% all other white backgrounds 8.9% South Asian 7.4% African-Caribbean 2.2% Chinese |
Politics | |
Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
Mayor | Cllr Carolyn Keen |
Executive | Conservative |
MPs | Karen Buck (Lab) Mark Field (Con) |
London Assembly — Member |
West Central Angie Bray (Con) |
The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough which also holds city status. It occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End.
Aside from a number of large parks and open spaces, the population density of the district is high. Many sites commonly associated with London are in the borough, including St. James's Palace, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and 10 Downing Street.
The borough is divided into a number of localities including the ancient political district of Westminster around the Palace of Westminster; the shopping areas around Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Bond Street; and the night time entertainment district of Soho. Much of the borough is residential, and in 2008 it was estimated to have a population of 236,000.
Economy
The City of Westminster is home to a large number of companies. Many leading global corporations have chosen to establish their global or European headquarters in the City of Westminster. Mayfair and St. James's within the City of Westminster also have a large concentration of hedge fund and private equity funds. The West End is known as the Theatre District and is home to many of the leading performing arts businesses. Soho and its adjoining areas house a concentration of media and creative companies. Oxford Street is one of the leading shopping destinations in the world.
Landmarks
The City of Westminster contains many of the most famous sites in London. Some of the popular tourist sites are Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) which includes Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben), and nearby Westminster Abbey.
Parks and open spaces
These include Green Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park and St. James's Park.
Greater London • London • City of London | |
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London Boroughs: Barking and Dagenham • Barnet • Bexley • Brent • Bromley • Camden • Croydon • Ealing • Enfield • Greenwich • Hackney • Hammersmith and Fulham • Haringey • Harrow • Havering • Hillingdon • Hounslow • Islington • Kensington and Chelsea • Kingston • Lambeth • Lewisham • Merton • Newham • Redbridge • Richmond • Southwark • Sutton • Tower Hamlets • Waltham Forest • Wandsworth • Westminster |
Images for kids
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Piccadilly Circus (September 2012)
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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster and usually refers to both the clock and the clock tower (Elizabeth Tower).
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The main entrance to the London School of Economics
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad de Westminster para niños