London

**London** ni msumba ukuru wa England na United Kingdom, ndipo uli na ŵanthu pafupifupi 9 miliyoni. Msumba uwu uli mumphepete mwa Mlonga wa Thames kumwera kwa England, ndipo uli pa mtunda wa makilomita 80 kufuma ku Mlonga wa Thames m'paka ku Nyanja ya North. Msumba wa London, uwo ni msumba wakale comene ndiposo wa vya ndalama, ukazengeka na Ŵaroma nga ni Londinium ndipo uli na mphaka zake za mu nyengo yakale. Mu msumba wa Westminster, uwo uli kumanjiliro gha dazi kwa msumba wa London, ndimo muli boma na nyumba za boma. Kwambira mu ma 1800, zina lakuti "London" likuyowoyaso za msumba ukuru uwo uli pafupi na msumba uwu, uwo ukagaŵikana pakati pa Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, na Hertfordshire.Pakuti London ni msumba ukuru chomene pa charu chose, uli na mazaza pa nkhani za luso, vyakusanguluska, mafashoni, malonda, ndalama, masambiro, vyaumoyo, vyakupharazga, sayansi na matekinoloje, maulendo, na mendero. GDP yake (€ 801.66 billion mu 2017) yikupangiska kuti yiŵe msumba ukuru comene mu Europe, ndipo ni umoza mwa malo ghakuru gha vya ndalama mu caru. Ku Europe kuli masukulu ghanandi gha masukulu ghapachanya, ndipo kuli masukulu ghanyake ghapachanya chomene pa charu chose. London ni msumba uwo ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuwungana mu Europe, ndipo mu msumba uwu ndimo muli ndege zinandi chomene pa charu chose. Sitima za pasi pa mtunda za ku London ni zitali comene pa caru cose.

Ŵanthu ŵa viyowoyero vyakupambanapambana ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vyakujumpha 300. Mu 2018, ŵanthu awo ŵakakhalanga mu msumba wa Greater London ŵakaŵa 9 miliyoni. Malo agha ndigho ghali na ŵanthu ŵanandi chomene pa charu chose cha Europe, ndipo pa 2011 pakaŵa ŵanthu pafupifupi 9.8 miliyoni. Mu 2016, msumba wa London ndiwo ukaŵa wachitatu pa misumba yinandi ku Europe.

Ku London kuli malo ghanayi agho ghakusangika na ŵanthu ŵanandi: Tower of London; Kew Gardens; Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, na Church of St. Margaret; kweniso Greenwich, uko Royal Observatory, Greenwich, yikulongosora nyengo ya Greenwich. Vinyake ivyo vikumanyikwa ni Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, na Trafalgar Square. Ku London kuli malo ghanandi ghakusungirako vinthu vyakale nga ni British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library, na West End. Vinthu vyakuzirwa ivyo vikuchitika mu London ni FA Cup Final (iyo yikuchitika chaka chilichose pa Wembley Stadium), Wimbledon Tennis Championships na London Marathon. Mu 2012, msumba wa London ndiwo ukaŵa wakwamba kuchitiska maseŵero gha Olimpiki katatu.

## Makhalilo

London ni zina lakale, ilo lili kulembeka kale mu vyaka vya m'ma 100 C.E., ndipo kanandi likulembeka mu Chilatini kuti Londinium.

Kwamba kale, ŵanthu ŵakughanaghana kuti zina ili lili kufuma ku vidokoni. Buku lakale chomene ilo ŵanthu ŵakukumbuka likuzunulika mu buku la Geoffrey of Monmouth lakuti Historia Regum Britanniae, ilo likalembeka mu 1136.

Para ŵasayansi ŵasanda zina ili, ŵakwenera kumanya umo lili kufuma mu viyowoyero vyakupambanapambana: Chilatini (Londinium), Chingelezi chakale (Lunden), na Chiwelsh (Lundein). Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuzomerezga kuti zina ili likafuma ku chiyowoyero cha Common Brythonic. Mazgu agha ghakalembeka mu Cilatini kuti Londinium ndipo ghakalembeka mu Cingelezi cakale.

Ŵanthu ŵakususkana pa nkhani ya chiyowoyero cha ku Britain. Mu 1998, Richard Coates wakalemba kuti zina ili lili kufuma ku lizgu lakuti *Template:PIE, ilo likung'anamura kuti "mlonga ukuru chomene". Coates wakayowoya kuti ili likaŵa zina la chigaŵa cha Mlonga wa Thames icho chikwenda mu London. Ndipouli, mabuku ghanandi ghakulongora kuti ŵanthu ŵa ku Celtic ndiwo ŵakalemba Baibolo ili. Kafukufuku waposachedwapa wakulongora kuti ŵanthu ŵa ku Celt ŵakugwiliskira ntchito mazgu ghakuti *injo- panji *-onjo- (ghakugwiliskirika ntchito pakulemba mazina gha malo). Peter Schrijver wakayowoya kuti pakwamba zina ili likang'anamuranga "malo agho ghakututuka".

Kufikira mu 1889, zina lakuti "London" likang'anamuranga msumba wa London pera, kweni kufuma nyengo iyo likwimira chigaŵa cha London na Greater London.

Nyengo zinyake pakulemba, mazgu ghakuti "London" ghakuzgoreka kuti "LDN".Kugwiliskira nchito mazgu agha kukamba na uthenga wa pa foni ndipo kanandi kukuwoneka mu mbiri ya munthu wa pa Intaneti.

## Mbili
  

### Prehistory
Mu 1993, ŵakasanga mabingu gha mlatho wa mu nyengo ya Bronze ku mphepete kwa Mlatho wa Vauxhall. Cingalaŵa ici cikajumpha mu Mlonga wa Thames panji cikafika pa cirwa cinyake ico pasono nchakuzgeŵa. Makuni ghaŵiri agha ghakalembeka na radiocarbon kuti ghakafuma mu 1750 panji 1285 B.C.E.

Mu 2010, ŵakasanga fawundeshoni ya khuni likuru ilo likalembeka mu 4800-4500 B.C.E., kumwera kwa Mlonga wa Thames. Mulimo uwo ukacitikanga mu nyengo ya Mesolithic ukuwoneka makora yayi. Nyumba zose ziŵiri zili mumphepete mwa Mlonga wa Thames, uko Mlonga wa Effra, uwo sono uli pasi pa charu, ukugolera mu Mlonga wa Thames.

### Roman London

Nangauli ku malo agha kukaŵa ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵa mtundu wa Brythonic, kweni Ŵaroma ndiwo ŵakambiska tawuni yikuru yakwamba. Ici cikamara mu 61 C.E., apo fuko la Iceni ilo likalongozgekanga na Fumukazi Boudica likawukira msumba uwu na kuwotcha. Mulimo wakulondezgapo wa Londinium ukaŵa wakukondweska, ndipo mu 100 C.E., msumba wa Colchester ndiwo ukaŵa likuru la chigaŵa cha Britannia. Mu nyengo ya Ŵakhristu ŵakwambilira, msumba wa London ukaŵa na ŵanthu pafupifupi 60,000.

### Anglo-Saxon and Viking-period London
Mu vyaka vya m'ma 400 C.E., apo ufumu wa Ŵaroma ukamara, msumba wa London ukaleka kuŵa msumba ukuru ndipo msumba wa Londinium ukaleka kuŵako. Kwambira mu 500 C.E., ŵanthu ŵa ku England na Saxony ŵakamba kukhala ku Lundenwic, kumanjiliro gha dazi kwa msumba wakale wa Ŵaroma. Mu 680 C.E., msumba uwu ukaŵa kuti wazgokaso dowoko likuru, kweni palije ukaboni wakuti kukaŵa vyakurya vinandi. Kwambira mu 820 C.E., vikoko vikambaso kuwukira ŵanthu ŵa ku Europe. Mu Baibolo muli maucimi ghatatu; gha mu 851 na 886, ndipo ghaumaliro, mu 994, ghakakanizgika.

Vikingi vikagwiliskira nchito dango la Danelaw mu vigaŵa vinandi vya kumafumiro gha dazi na kumpoto kwa England, ndipo mphaka yake yikambira ku London m'paka ku Chester. Buku la Anglo-Saxon Chronicle likuti Alfred "wakambaso" kuzenga msumba wa London mu 886. Ivyo ŵanthu ŵakufukura vinthu vyakale ŵali kusanga vikulongora kuti Lundenwic ŵakayileka na kwamba kwambaso kuchita malonda mukati mwa viliŵa vya Ŵaroma. Kufuma apo, msumba wa London ukakuranga pacoko na pacoko m'paka mu 950 C.E. ukakura comene.

Kuzakafika m'ma 1100, msumba wa London ndiwo ukaŵa ukuru comene mu England. Tchalitchi la Westminster Abbey, ilo likazengeka na Themba Edward the Confessor, likaŵa limoza mwa matchalitchi ghakuru chomene mu Europe. Winchester ndiyo yikaŵa msumba ukuru wa ufumu wa Anglo-Saxon ku England, kweni kufuma nyengo iyi, London yikazgoka malo ghakusoperapo ŵamalonda ŵakufuma ku vyaru vinyake. Kuyana na ivyo Frank Stenton wakalemba, msumba uwu ukaŵa na nkhongono, ndipo mwaluŵiro ukaŵa na ntchindi kweniso ukaŵa na maghanoghano gha ndyali.

### Middle Ages

Pamanyuma pa kutonda Nkhondo ya Hastings, William, Duke wa ku Normandy, wakimikika kuŵa Fumu ya England mu Westminster Abbey pa Khisimasi mu 1066. William wakazenga Tower of London, iyo yikaŵa yakwamba kuzenga mu msumba uwu. Mu 1097, William II wakamba kuzenga Nyumba ya Ufumu ya Westminster, kufupi na nyumba ya Abbey. Nyumba iyi ndiyo yikaŵa yakwamba kuzengeka.

Mu vyaka vya m'ma 1200 C.E., maboma gha ku England ghakakura chomene, ndipo ghakaŵa ghakukhazikika mu Westminster. Apo msumba wa Westminster ukazgoka msumba ukuru wa boma, msumba unyake uwo ukaŵa pafupi na msumba uwu, uwo ni msumba wa London, ndiwo ukaŵa msumba ukuru chomene wa ku England. Mu 1100, msumba uwu ukaŵa na ŵanthu pafupifupi 18,000. Mu vyaka vya m'ma 1400, ŵanthu ŵanandi ku London ŵakafwa na nthenda yakuchemeka Black Death. Mu 1381, ŵanthu ŵa ku London ŵakagalukira boma.

Kweniso msumba wa London ndiwo ukaŵa likuru la Ŵayuda ŵa ku England pambere Edward I wandaŵachimbizge mu 1290. Mu 1190, Ŵayuda ŵakamba kusuzgika comene cifukwa ca mphindano izo zikayowoyeka kuti fumu yiphya yikapeleka dango lakuti ŵakomeke. Mu 1264, pa Nkhondo Yachiŵiri ya Ŵabaro, ŵakugaluka ŵa Simon de Montfort ŵakakoma Ŵayuda 500 apo ŵakakhumbanga kutora ngongoli.

### Early modern

Mu nyengo ya Tudor, ŵanthu ŵakamba kusopa Ciprotesitanti. Vinthu vinandi vya ku London vikafuma mu mawoko gha tchalitchi na kuluta ku ŵanthu ŵekha, ndipo ivi vikapangiska kuti malonda ghalutilire kukura mu msumba uwu. Mu 1475, ŵa Hanseatic League ŵakakhazikiska ofesi yikuru ya ŵamalonda ya England ku London. Malo agha ghakaŵako m'paka mu 1853, apo misumba ya Lübeck, Bremen, na Hamburg yikaguliska malo agha ku South Eastern Railway. Mu vyaka vya m'ma 14 na 15 C.E., salu za weya zikafumanga ku London na kuluta ku vyaru vya ku Low Countries.

Kweni ŵanthu ŵa ku England ŵakendanga viŵi yayi pa nyanja za kumpoto ca kumanjiliro gha dazi kwa Europe. Nthowa ya ku Italy na ku Mediterranean yikajumphanga ku Antwerp na kujumpha mu mapiri gha Alps. Mu Janyuwale 1565, ŵanthu ŵa ku England ŵakambaso kwenda mu Netherlands. Nyumba Yakusungiramo Vinthu ya ku Britain yikazengeka. Vinthu vikamba kwenda makora chomene mu vyaru ivi, ndipo ŵamalonda awo ŵakaŵa na wanangwa wa kuchita malonda, nga ni East India Company, ŵakamba kuchita malonda mu vyaru vinyake. London yikazgoka dowoko likuru la ŵanthu ŵakufuma ku England na vyaru vinyake. Mu 1530, ŵanthu ŵakakhalanga mu tawuni iyi ŵakaŵa 50,000, kweni mu 1605 ŵakaŵa 225,000.

Mu vyaka vya m'ma 1500 C.E., William Shakespeare na ŵanyake ŵakakhalanga ku London. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre yikazengeka mu 1599 ku Southwark. Mu vyaka vya m'ma 1640 na 1650, ŵamazaza ŵa chisopa cha Chipuritani ŵakajara malo gha maseŵero. Mu 1660, boma likawuskapo dango lakuti ŵanthu ŵaleke kuwonelera maseŵero gha pa theyatara, ndipo mu 1663 ku London kukajulika Drury Lane.

Kuumaliro wa nyengo ya Tudor mu 1603, msumba wa London ukaŵa kuti uchali wakutowa. Mu Novembala 5, 1605 pakaŵa chiŵembu cha kukoma James I mu msumba wa Westminster..
Mu 1637, boma la Charles I likayezga kusintha vinthu mu msumba wa London. Ivi vikapangiska kuti wupu wa msumba uwu uŵe na mazaza pa vinthu vinandi. Chifukwa cha kopa kuti boma lingachepeska wanangwa wa ŵanthu ŵa ku London, kweniso chifukwa chakuti ŵanthu ŵakukhumba yayi kuwusa malo agha, panji chifukwa chakuti maboma gha msumba uwu ghakukhumba yayi kugaŵana mazaza.

Mu nyengo ya Nkhondo ya ku England, ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵa ku London ŵakakolerana na ivyo boma la Britain likakhumbanga. Mu 1642, ŵasilikari ŵacifumu ŵakamba kusunkhunyika, ndipo nkhondo ya ku Brentford na Turnham Green yikati yamara, msumba wa London ukazingilizgika na linga lakuvikilira ilo likamanyikwanga kuti Lines of Communication. Ŵanthu ŵakukwana 20,000 ndiwo ŵakazenga migelo iyi, ndipo yikamara mu myezi yiŵiri. Vinthu vikasintha yayi apo ŵasilikari ŵa New Model Army ŵakanjira mu London mu 1647.

Kuuyambiro wa vyaka vya m'ma 1600, mu msumba wa London mukaŵa matenda ghakofya agho ghakakoma ŵanthu 100,000, panji kuti cigaŵa cimoza pa vigaŵa vinkhondi vya ŵanthu wose ŵa mu msumba uwu.
Moto ukuru wa ku London ukabuka mu 1666 mu Pudding Lane mu msumba uwu ndipo mwaluŵiro ukawotcha nyumba za makuni. Ntchito iyi yikatora vyaka vyakujumpha 10 ndipo Robert Hooke ndiyo wakalaŵiliranga ntchito iyi. Mu 1708 ŵakazenga tchalitchi la St. Paul, ilo likaŵa lakwamba kuzenga na Christopher Wren. Mu nyengo ya Ŵagiorgia, mu vyaru vya kumanjiliro gha dazi mukaŵa mizi yiphya nga ni Mayfair. Ku chigaŵa cha kumafumiro gha dazi, msumba wa London ukaŵa ku chigaŵa cha Downstream. Mu vyaka vya m'ma 1800, msumba wa London ukakura chomene mwakuti ukaŵa msumba wa ndalama.

Mu 1762, Themba George III likagura nyumba ya Buckingham House, iyo yikasazgikira mu vilimika 75 vyakulondezgapo. Mu vilimika vya m'ma 1800, ku London kukaŵa vigeŵenga vinandi, ndipo mu 1750 gulu la ŵapolisi la Bow Street Runners likaŵako. Pa milandu yakujumpha 200 ŵakeruzgikanga na nyifwa, kusazgapo unkhungu. Mu vyaka vya m'ma 1720 na 1930, ŵana ŵanandi awo ŵakababika mu msumba uwu ŵakafwa pambere ŵandafike vyaka 5.

Mu nyumba za khofi mukaŵa ŵanthu ŵanandi awo ŵakadumbiskananga maghanoghano ghawo, cifukwa cakuti ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakamanya kuŵazga na kulemba, kweniso makina ghakusindikizgira ghakaŵa ghanandi. Ŵasilikari ŵa Napoleon ŵakati ŵanjira mu msumba wa Amsterdam, ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakasamira ku London. Pa nyengo yeneyira, Royal Navy yikazgoka sitima ya nkhondo yikuru comene pa caru cose, ndipo yikaŵa na nkhongono yikuru yakukanizga ŵalwani ŵithu. Mu 1846, Dango la Vyakumera likamara ndipo chilato chake chikaŵa chakuti ŵanthu ŵa ku Netherlands ŵaleke kuŵa na nkhongono. Pa nyengo iyi, msumba wa London ndiwo ukaŵa na ndalama zinandi kuluska msumba wa Amsterdam. According to Samuel Johnson:

### Late modern and contemporary
Apo Nkhondo Yakwamba ya Vyakuguliska yikambanga ku Britain, ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakamba kukhala mu matawuni ghakurughakuru, ndipo misewu yikuru yikakura chomene. London likaŵa msumba ukuru comene pa caru cose kwamba mu 1831 m'paka 1925, ndipo ŵanthu ŵakakhalanga mu misumba iyi ŵakakwana 325. Padera pa mashopu ghanandi agho ghakaguliskanga vinthu nga ni Harding, Howell & Co. agho ghakaŵa pa Pall Mall, agho ghakaŵa ghakwamba kuŵa na mashopu ghakurughakuru. Cifukwa cakuti mu msumba wa London mukaŵa ŵanthu ŵanandi comene, kukawuka nthenda ya kolera, ndipo ŵanthu 14,000 ŵakafwa mu 1848, ndipo 6,000 mu 1866. Chifukwa cha unandi wa magalimoto agho ghakaŵanga mu misewu, njanji yakwamba ku malo agha yikapangika. Bungwe la Metropolitan Board of Works likaŵa na mulimo wa kusazgirako vinthu mu msumba ukuru na vigaŵa vinyake ivyo vikazingilizga msumba uwu.

Kwambira mu vyaka vyakwambilira vya m'ma 1900, mashopu gha tiyi ghakasangika mu misewu yikuru mu London na mu vyaru vinyake vya Britain. Malo agha ghakazgoka malo ghakusoperapo ŵanakazi awo ŵakakhumbanga kuti ŵanakazi ŵachitenge vinthu mwamahara. Msumba uwu ukaŵa na ŵanthu ŵanandi awo ŵakawukira msumba uwu pakati pa 1912 na 1914, apo ŵakabombanga nyumba zikuruzikuru nga ni Westminster Abbey na St. Paul's Cathedral.
Mu nyengo ya Nkhondo Yakwamba ya Caru Cose, ŵasilikari ŵa ku Germany ŵakaponya mabomba pa msumba wa London, ndipo pa nyengo ya Nkhondo Yachiŵiri ya Caru Cose, ŵasilikari ŵa ku Germany ŵakakoma ŵanthu ŵakujumpha 30,000.

Maseŵero gha Olimpiki gha mu 1948 ghakacitikira mu sitediyamu ya Wembley, apo msumba wa London ukaŵa kuti uchali kuweleramo mu nkhondo. Kwamba m'ma 1940, ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakasamukira ku London kufuma ku vyaru vya Commonwealth nga ni Jamaica, India, Bangladesh na Pakistan. Mu 1951, ku South Bank kukachitika ungano wa Britain Festival. Mu 1952, pakaŵaso suzgo linyake lakuchemeka Great Smog, ilo likapangiska kuti paŵe dango lakucemeka Clean Air Act la 1956, ilo likamazga suzgo la "peas soup fogs" ilo likamanyikwanga chomene mu msumba wa London.

Kwamba m'ma 1960, msumba wa London ukazgoka malo ghakusambizgirako ŵawukirano pa caru cose. Mu nyengo ya punki, munthu uyo wakambiska vinthu vikasintha. Mu 1965, boma la London likasazgirako vigaŵa vyawo chifukwa cha kukura kwa ŵanthu mu tawuni. Mu nyengo ya masuzgo gha ku Northern Ireland, boma la Ireland likaponya mabomba mu msumba wa London mu 1973. Kuwukira uku kukalutilira kwa vyaka 20, kwambira na kuphulika kwa bomba ku Old Bailey. Nkhondo ya ku Brixton mu 1981 yikalongora kuti ŵanthu ŵakupambana mitundu.

Ŵanthu awo ŵakakhalanga mu Greater London ŵakakhira mu vyaka vyakulondezgapo Nkhondo Yachiŵiri ya Caru Cose, kufuma pa 8.6 miliyoni mu 1939 kufika pa 6.8 miliyoni mu ma 1980. Malo ghakurughakuru gha ku London ghakasamukira ku Felixstowe na Tilbury, ndipo chigaŵa cha London Docklands chikazgoka malo ghakusangira vinthu, kusazgapo malo gha Canary Wharf. Ivi vikacitika cifukwa ca umo msumba wa London ukacitira vinthu pa nkhani ya ndalama mu ma 1980. Chigongwe ichi chikazengeka m'ma 1980 kuti chivikilire London ku majigha agho ghakufuma ku North Sea.

Wupu wa Greater London Council ukalekeka mu 1986, ndipo msumba wa London ukaŵavya boma mpaka mu 2000, apo boma la Greater London Authority likapangika. Kuti ŵakumbukire vyaka vya m'ma 2000, ŵakazenga Nyumba ya Ufumu, London Eye, na Millennium Bridge. Pa 6 July 2005 London yikapokera ma Olimpiki gha 2012 gha chihanya, nga ni msumba wakwamba kucitiska maseŵero agha katatu. Pa Julayi 7, 2005, ŵasilikari ŵakaponya mabomba mu sitima zitatu za London na mu basi.

Mu 2008, magazini ya Time yikati London pamoza na New York City na Hong Kong ni Nylonkong. Mu Janyuwale 2015, ŵanthu ŵakujumpha 8.63 miliyoni ŵakakhalanga mu Greater London. Pa ungano wa ŵanthu wose wa ku Britain uwo ukachitika mu 2016, ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakasankha kuti ŵafumemo mu wupu wa European Union.

## Administration

### Local government

Boma la London lili na vigaŵa viŵiri: chigaŵa chakupambanapambana cha msumba uwu na chigaŵa chakupambanapambana. Boma la Greater London Authority (GLA) ndilo likulongozga vinthu mu msumba uwu. Wupu uwu uli na ŵanthu ŵaŵiri: meya wa London, uyo wali na mazaza ghakulongozga, na London Assembly, iyo yikulaŵilira ivyo meya wakucita na kuzomera panji kukana bajeti yake.

Malo ghakulongozgera GLA ni Town Hall, Newham. Kufuma mu 2016, Sadiq Khan ndiyo ni meya wa msumba ukuru wa ku Western. Ndondomeko ya ndondomeko ya boma ya meya yikucemeka London Plan, iyo yikasinthika mu 2011. Maboma agha ni makonsili gha vigaŵa 32 vya London na City of London Corporation. Iwo ŵakulaŵilira milimo yinandi ya mu cigaŵa, nga ni kunozga malo, masukulu, wovwiri wa ŵanthu, misewu, na kutozga viswaswa. Mauteŵeti ghanyake nga nkhusunga vyakusakaza ghakuchitika pamoza. Mu 2009 na 2010, ndalama izo boma la London na GLA ŵakagwiliskiranga ntchito zikakwana mapaundi ghakujumpha 22 biliyoni (pafupifupi mapaundi 14.7 biliyoni ku maboma gha London na mapaundi 7.4 biliyoni ku GLA).

London Fire Brigade ni boma la ku London ilo likovwira kuponya moto na kuponoska ŵanthu. Ni gulu lacitatu likuru comene pa caru cose la vigeŵenga. Ntchito za ambulense za National Health Service zikupelekeka na London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust, ndipo iyi ni nchito yikuru comene ya ambulense pa caru cose. Wupu wa London Air Ambulance ukuwungana na wupu wa LAS para mphakukhumbikwa. Ŵalinda ŵa ku Mlonga wa Thames na Royal National Lifeboat Institution ŵakwenda pa Mlonga wa Thames.

### National government

London ni malo agho boma la United Kingdom likukhala. Maofesi ghanandi gha boma, kweniso nyumba ya nduna yikuru pa 10 Downing Street, ghali kufupi na Nyumba ya Ufumu ya Westminster, comenecomene ku Whitehall. Pali mamembala 73 gha Nyumba ya Malamulo (MPs) kufuma ku London, agho ghakusankhika kufuma ku vigaŵa vya Nyumba ya Malamulo. Mu Disembala 2019, ŵanthu 49 ŵakaŵa ŵa Labour Party, 21 ŵakaŵa ŵa Conservative, ndipo ŵatatu ŵakaŵa ŵa Liberal Democrats. Mu 1994, boma la Britain likapangiska ofesi ya ku London. Mu Febuluwale 2023, udindo wa nduna ya ku London ulipo kuyambira pa Okutobala 27, 2022.

### Policing and crime

Ŵapolisi mu Greater London, kupaturako msumba wa London, ŵakupika na ŵapolisi ŵa Metropolitan ("The Met"), awo ŵakulongozgeka na meya kwizira mu ofesi ya meya yakuwona vya ŵapolisi na vigeŵenga (MOPAC). Nyumba ya boma iyi yikumanyikwaso kuti Scotland Yard chifukwa cha malo agho kukaŵa ofesi yake yikuru ku Whitehall. Msumba wa London uli na ŵapolisi ŵake. Ŵapolisi ŵa ku Britain ndiwo ŵakuŵa na udindo wa kupwelelera ŵapolisi pa National Rail, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway na Tramlink. Ŵapolisi ŵa Unduna wa Vyakuvikilira ni ŵapolisi ŵapadera mu msumba wa London, awo kanandi ŵakunjilirapo yayi pakupwelelera ŵanthu.

Vinthu vikupambana mu vigaŵa vyakupambanapambana vya London. Malipoti ghakukhwaskana na ucigeŵenga ghakupelekeka pa caru cose pa mlingo wa boma na ward. Mu 2015, ŵanthu 118 ŵakakomeka. Kufuma mu 2000, ŵapolisi ŵa Metropolitan Police ŵali na maukaboni gha milandu pa webusayiti yawo.

Milandu iyo yikucitika mu London yikukwera comene, comenecomene milandu ya nkhaza na kukoma ŵanthu. Pakaŵa ŵanthu 50 awo ŵakakomeka kwambira mu 2018 m'paka pakati pa Epulero 2018. Vingawoneka kuti ndalama izo ŵapolisi ŵa ku London ŵakagwiliskiranga nchito zikapangiska kuti vinthu viŵe makora yayi.

## Charu

### Scope

London, uwo ukuchemekaso kuti Greater London, ni cigaŵa cimoza mwa vigaŵa vinkhondi na viŵiri vya England. Msumba wa London ukaŵa na ŵanthu ŵanandi, kweni apo msumba uwu ukakuranga, boma la London likakana kuti msumba uwu uŵe pamoza na mizi yinyake.

Malo ghakukwana 40% gha Greater London ghali na ofesi ya ku London. Kodi ya foni ya ku London (020) yikupharazga chigaŵa chikuru, chakuyana na Greater London, nangauli vigaŵa vinyake vya kuwaro kwa msumba uwu vikusangika yayi. Mu vigaŵa vinyake, mphaka ya Greater London yili kuyana na msewu wa M25.

Sono chigaŵa cha Metropolitan Green Belt chikutondeska kuti ŵanthu ŵalutilire kukura mu matawuni, nangauli chigaŵa ichi chili kutali chomene, ntheura chigaŵa ichi chikuchemeka Greater London Urban Area. Kumanyuma kwake kuli msumba ukuru wa London. Mu chigaŵa ichi muli vigaŵa viŵiri, chigaŵa cha mukati na cha kuwaro, ndipo ku Mlonga wa Thames kuli chigaŵa cha kumpoto na cha kumwera. Malo gha pakati pa msumba wa London, agho ghakaŵa pafupi na Trafalgar Square na Whitehall, ghakaŵa pafupi na Eleanor Cross. Kuyana na mapu, msumba wa London uli mu cigaŵa ca London Borough of Lambeth, mtunda wa mamita 150 kumpoto ca kumafumiro gha dazi kwa Lambeth North metro station.

## Wonaniso

* Outline of England
* Outline of London

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## Ukaboni


### Bibliography

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## External links

* London.gov.uk&nbsp;– Greater London Authority
* VisitLondon.com&nbsp;– official tourism site
* Museum of London
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* London in *[[:en:British_History_Online|British History Online]]*, with links to numerous authoritative online sources
** "London", *In Our Time*, BBC Radio 4 discussion with Peter Ackroyd, Claire Tomalin and Iain Sinclair (28 September 2000)
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* [Old maps of London](https://merhav.nli.org.il/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,london%20map&tab=default_tab&search_scope=Local&sortby=lso01&vid=NLI&mfacet=rtype,include,Maps,1&mfacet=topic,include,London%20(England),1&lang=en_US&offset=0&came_from=sort), from the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection, National Library of Israel