Leeds
Loidis | |
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City and Metropolitan Borough | |
City of Leeds | |
![]() Leeds city centre at night | |
Nickname: Dirty Leeds | |
Motto: "Marching On Together" | |
![]() Leeds shown within England | |
Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Ceremonial county | West Yorkshire |
Admin HQ | Leeds city centre |
Borough Charter | 1207 |
Town Charter | 1626 |
City status | 1893 |
City of Leeds Met. District created | 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough, City |
• Governing body | Leeds City Council |
• Lord Mayor | Cllr James McKenna (L) |
• Leader of the Council | Cllr Keith Wakefield (L) |
• Chief Executive | Tom Riordan |
• MPs: | Stuart Andrew (C) Ed Balls (L) |
Area | |
• Total | 213 sq mi (551.72 km2) |
Elevation | 33–1,115 ft (10–340 m) |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 781,700 (Ranked 2nd) |
• Density | 3,574/sq mi (1,380/km2) |
• Ethnicity (2011 census)[1] | 85.0% White 7.7% Asian or Asian British 3.5% Black or Black British 2.7% Mixed Race 0.5% Arab 0.6% Other |
Demonym | Loiner/Leodensian |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Postcode | |
Area code(s) | 0113 (urban core) 01924 (Wakefield nos) 01937 (Wetherby/ Boston Spa) 01943 (Guiseley/ Otley) 01977 (Pontefract nos) |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-LDS |
ONS code | 00DA (ONS) E08000035 (GSS) |
NUTS 3 | UKE42 |
OS grid reference | SE296338 |
Euro. Parlt. Const. | Yorkshire & the Humber |
Website | www.leeds.gov.uk |
Leeds is a city in Yorkshire and just under 1 million people live here. Leeds has four universities: University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Trinity University and the University of Law. Leeds is on the River Aire. The city's football team is Leeds United AFC.