Leicester

Leicester (ⁱ/ˈlɛstər/ LESS-tər,^[4] but aften locally /ˈlɛstɒ/) is a ceety an unitar authority aurie in the East Midlands o Ingland, an the coonty toun o Leicestershire. The ceety lees on the River Soar an at the edge o the National Forest.

Leicester City of Leicester
Ceety an unitar authority aurie
Leicester landmarks: (clockwise frae top-left) Jewry Wall, National Space Centre, Arch of Remembrance, Central Leicester, Curve theatre, Leicester Cathedral an Guildhall, Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Market
Coat airms
Motto(s):  Semper Eadem {Constant/Always the Same//"'the Eternal Urbs'"}
Location athin Leicestershire an Ingland
Coordinates: 52°38′N 1°08′W
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Constituent kintra	Ingland
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial coonty	Leicestershire
Admin HQ	City Hall 115 Charles St Leicester LE1 1FZ
Encastellation o pre-existin cælto-mercian inhabitit centrality	AD c.47 as Ratae Corieltauvorum bi the Romans
Ceety Status	restored 1919
Govrenment
• Teep	Unitar authority, Ceety
• Lord Mayor	Ted Cassidy[1]
• Ceety Mayor	Peter Soulsby
• Leadership	Electit mayor an cabinet
• Unitar authority	Leicester City Council
• Leet o MPs	Leet o MPs Jon Ashworth (Leicester South) Liz Kendall (Leicester West) Keith Vaz (Leicester East)
Area
• Ceety an unitar authority aurie	73.32 km2 (28.31 sq mi)
Population  (2011 est.)
• Ceety an unitar authority aurie	368,571 (Rankit 16t)
• Density	4,605/km2 (11,930/sq mi)
• Urban	509,000
• Metro	836,484[2]
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (Breetish Simmer Time)
Postcode	LE+'...  : (LE1-5); [LE8-9, LE18-19]; {LE6-LE7, LE10, LE17, LE12 partial & LE67} (urban);[metropolitan];{city-regional}
Diallin code	0116
Grid Ref.	SK584044
ONS code	00FN (ONS) E06000016 (GSS)
ISO 3166-2	GB-LCE
NUTS 3	UKF21
Distance tae London	102.8 mi (165.4 km)
Ethnicity (2011 Census) [3]	50.5% White (45.1% White Breetish) 37.1% Asie 6.2% Black 3.5% Mixed Race 2.6% Ither
Website	www.leicester.gov.uk

In the 2011 census the population o the City of Leicester unitar authority wis c.330,000 makkin it the maist populous municipality in the East Midlands region. The associatit urban aurie is the 11t lairgest bi population in Ingland an aw an the 13t lairgest in the Unitit Kinrick.^[5]

Leicester is at the intersection o the north/sooth Midland Main Line an east/wast Birmingham/Leicester/Cambridge CrossCountry railwey lines an the confluence o the M1/M69 motorways an the A6/A46 trunk routes.

Etymologie

The name "Leicester" is thocht tae derive frae the wirds castra o the "Ligore", meanin a camp on the River Legro, an early name for the River Soar. Leicester appears in the Domesday Book as "Ledecestre". Leicester continued tae grow throuoot the Early Modren period as a mercat toun, awtho it wis the Industrial Revolution that facilitatit an unparalleled process o unplanned urbanisation in the aurie.

Sister ceeties

Leicester haes a nummer o twin/sister ceties,^[6] thir are:

• Strasbourg (Fraunce),
• Krefeld (Germany),
• Haskovo (Bulgarie),
• Masaya (Nicaragua),
• Rajkot (Indie) an
• Chongqing (Cheenae)

References

1. Dan J Martin (21 Mey 2015). "Ted Cassidy takes the chains as Leicester's new ceremonial lord mayor". Leicester Mercury. Archived frae the original on 22 Mey 2015. Retrieved 11 Mey 2015.
2. "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - larger urban zone". Archived frae the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
3. "2011 Census: Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales". ONS. Retrieved 25 December 2012
4. "Leicester", Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 28 August 2015
5. "United Kingdom: Urban Areas". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
6. "Twinning". Leicester City council. Retrieved 5 Februar 2010.

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