Leeds

Leeds is a ceety an metropolitan borough in Wast Yorkshire, Ingland. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdiveesion haed a population o 443,247, while the entire ceety haed a population o 770,800 (2008 est.). Leeds is the cultural, financial an commercial hert of the Wast Yorkshire Urban Aurie, which at the 2001 census haed a population o 1.5 million, an the Leeds ceety region, an economic aurie wi Leeds at its core, haed a population o 2.9 million. Leeds is the UK's lairgest centre for business, legal, an financial services ootside Lunnon.

 Twin touns 

The ceety haes several twinnin or pairtnership arrangements:
  Brno, Czech Republic
  Colombo, Sri Lanka
  Dortmund, Germany
  Durban, Sooth Africae  Hangzhou, Cheenae
  Lille, Fraunce
  Louisville, Unitit States
  Siegen, Germany

The ceety an aa haes "strang contacts" wi the follaein ceeties "for the purposes o ongoin projects":
   Braşov, Romanie
   St Mary, Jamaica  Stockholm, Swaden

References


Category:Leeds Ceety Region
Category:Varsity touns in the Unitit Kinrick
Category:Mercat touns in Wast Yorkshire
Category:Touns in Wast Yorkshire