# London

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| **London** |
| Thames Naddi pe Palace of WestminsterThames Naddi pe Palace of Westminster |
| London shown within the UKLondon shown within the UK |
| Coordinates:  |
| Sovereign state
  | United Kingdom
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| Constituent country
  | England
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| Region
  | Greater London
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| Districts
  | City & 32 London boroughs
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| Settled by Romans | as Londinium ca. AD 50 |
| **Government** |
|  - Regional authority
  | Greater London Authority  |
|  - Regional assembly
  | London Assembly  |
|  - Mayor
  | Sadiq Khan  |
|  - HQ
  | City Hall  |
|  - UK Parliament  - London Assembly  - European Parliament
  | 74 constituencies 14 constituencies London constituency  |
| **Area** |
|  - City
  |  1.00 sq mi
(2.6 km²) |
|  - Greater London |  609 sq mi (1,577.3 km²) |
| Elevation  |  79 ft (24 m) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0)
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|  - Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| **Website:**
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**London**, England aur United Kingdom ke sab se barraa aur capital city hae. Ii England ke South-East me Thames Naddi pe hae. Ii Europe ke bhi sab se barraa city hae. Ii city ke Romans log pahila dafe banain rahaa.

London me 1908 aur 1948 ke Summer Olympic Games khela gais rahaa aur 2012 me fir se Olympics host karii.

## Chapa ke gallery

* London ke 1300 ke map
* 1666 ke Great Fire of London
* World War II me bomb damage
* Great Hall raat me

## Ghatna

* 1381 - Peasants' Revolt - the first poll tax riots
* 1605 - Gunpowder Plot
* 1665 - Great Plague of London
* 1666 - Great Fire of London
* 1780 - Gordon riots
* 1851 - The Great Exhibition held at The Crystal Palace
* 1908 - The Olympic Games took place in London.
* 1948 - The Olympic Games take place in London for a second time.
* 1940-41 - London was bombed by Germany during World War II. This is known as The Blitz.
* 1966 - The Football World Cup took place in London. It was won by England.
* 1990 - The Second Poll Tax Riots
* 2000 - London opened the Millennium Dome to celebrate the new millennium.
* 2005 - 07/07 Bombings - 52 die and over 700 injured.
* 2012 - The Summer Olympic Games will take place in London for a third time.

## Landmarks

The Millenium Dome, seen from the River Thames.
* Big Ben
* Buckingham Palace
* Millennium Dome
* London Eye
* Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square
* Tower Bridge
* London Underground

## Population change

Template:Historical populations

The historical population for the current area of Greater London, divided into the statistical areas of Inner and Outer London is as follows:

| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inner London | 879,491 |  1,040,033 |  1,263,975 |  1,515,557 |  1,661,346 |  1,995,846 |  2,634,143 |  3,272,441 |  3,910,735 |  4,422,340 |
| Outer London | 131,666 |  157,640 |  186,147 |  214,392 |  255,667 |  290,763 |  460,248 |  629,737 |  799,225 |  1,143,516 |
| Greater London | 1,011,157 |  1,197,673 |  1,450,122 |  1,729,949 |  1,917,013 |  2,286,609 |  3,094,391 |  3,902,178 |  4,709,960 |  5,565,856 |

| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inner London |  4,670,177 |  4,997,741 |  4,936,803 |  4,887,932 |  4,224,135 |  3,680,821 |  3,336,557 |  3,030,490 |  2,425,534 |  2,625,245 |
| Outer London |  1,556,317 |  2,160,134 |  2,616,723 |  3,211,010 |  3,763,801 |  4,483,595 |  4,444,785 |  4,418,694 |  4,182,979 |  4,262,035 |
| Greater London |  6,226,494 |  7,157,875 |  7,553,526 |  8,098,942 |  7,987,936 |  8,164,416 |  7,781,342 |  7,449,184 |  6,608,513 |  6,887,280 |

| Year | 2001 | 2011  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Inner London |  2,765,975 |  3,231,900 |
| Outer London |  4,406,061 |  4,942,100 |
| Greater London |  **7,172,036** |  **8,173,900** |

## Bahaari jorr

* London City
* WorldFlicks in London: Photos and interesting places on Google Maps Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
* London Guides Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine