Norwich
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Norwich (/ˈnɒrᵻdʒ/ NORR-ij or /ˈnɒrᵻtʃ/ NORR-ich) is a ceety in Ingland. It is the regional admeenistrative centre an coonty toun o Norfolk. Durin the 11t century, Norwich wis the seicont lairgest ceety in Ingland, efter Lunnon, an ane o the maist important places in the kinrick.
Norwich | |
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Ceety & Nan-metropolitan destrict | |
Norwich in March 2009 | |
Shown athin Norfolk | |
Coordinates: 52°37′42″N 1°17′48″E | |
Kintra | Unitit Kinrick |
Constituent kintra | Ingland |
Region | East o Ingland |
Coonty | Norfolk |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Nan-metropolitan destrict |
• Local Authority | Norwich City Council |
• MPs | Clive Lewis (Labour) Chloe Smith (Conservative) |
Area | |
• Ceety & Nan-metropolitan destrict | 39.02 km2 (15.07 sq mi) |
Population (2011 est.) | |
• Ceety & Nan-metropolitan destrict | 147,835 (Ranked 144t) |
• Urban | 213,166 |
• Urban density | 3388/km2 (8,770/sq mi) |
• Metro | 376,500 (Travel to Work Area)[1] |
• Ethnicity (2011 census)[2] | White (90.9%) Asian (4.5%) Mixed (2.3%) Black (1.6%) Arab (0.5%) Other (0.4%) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
Postcode | NR1–NR16 |
Area code(s) | 01603 |
ONS code | 33UK |
The built-up area o Norwich haes a population o 259,100. This aurie extends ayont the ceety bundary, wi extensive suburban auries on the wastren, northren an eastren sides, includin Costessey, Hellesdon, Old Catton, Sprowston an Thorpe St Andrew. The parliamentary seats cross ower intae adjacent local govrenment destricts. 135,800 (2008 est.) fowk live in the City of Norwich an the population o the Norwich Travel tae Wirk Aurie (i.e. the aurie o Norwich in which maist fowk baith live an wirk) is 367,035 (the 1991 figure wis 351,340). Norwich is the fowert maist densely populated local govrenment destrict athin the East o Ingland wi 3,480 fowk per square kilometre (8,993 per square mile).
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