London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.1 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years.
Extends: London, [British capitals](https://wikipedia.org.ai/British capitals), [Capitals in Europe](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Capitals in Europe), [Greater London](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Greater London), [Port cities and towns in Southern England](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Port cities and towns in Southern England)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | London |
| [Settlement Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Settlement Type) | Text | Capital city |
| [Pushpin Map Caption](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Pushpin Map Caption) | Text | Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom##Location within Europe |
| [Pushpin Relief](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Pushpin Relief) | Text | 1 |
| [Pushpin Map](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Pushpin Map) | Text | England#UK#Europe |
| Mapframe | Text | yes |
| Mapframe-zoom | Text | 8 |
| Mapframe-marker | Text | city |
| Mapframe-shape | Text | yes |
| Mapframe-caption | Text | Greater London, City of London, boroughs |
| Coordinates | Text | 51.50722°N, -0.1275°W |
| [Subdivision Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Type) | Text | Sovereign state |
| [Subdivision Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Name) | Text | United Kingdom |
| [Subdivision Type1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Type1) | Text | Country |
| [Subdivision Name1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Name1) | Text | England |
| [Subdivision Type2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Type2) | Text | Region |
| [Subdivision Name2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Name2) | Text | London |
| [Subdivision Type3](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Type3) | Text | Ceremonialcounties |
| [Subdivision Name3](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Subdivision Name3) | Text | Greater London City of London |
| [Established Title](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Established Title) | Text | Romans |
| [Established Date](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Established Date) | Text | Londinium |
| [Seat Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Seat Type) | Text | Administrative HQ |
| Seat | Text | City Hall, Newham |
| [Parts Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Parts Type) | Text | Local government |
| Parts | Text | London boroughs, City of London, Queen's Park |
| [Government Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Government Type) | Text | Executive mayoralty, deliberative assembly |
| [Governing Body](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Governing Body) | Text | Greater London Authority |
| [Leader Title](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Title) | Text | Mayor |
| [Leader Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Name) | Text | Sadiq Khan, L |
| [Leader Title1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Title1) | Text | London Assembly |
| [Leader Name1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Name1) | Text | 14 constituencies |
| [Leader Title2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Title2) | Text | UK Parliament |
| [Leader Name2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Name2) | Text | 74 constituencies |
| [Total Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Total Type) | Text | Total |
| [Area Metro Km2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Area Metro Km2) | Text | 8382 |
| [Area Urban Km2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Area Urban Km2) | Text | 1738 |
| [Population Rank](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population Rank) | Text | 1st in the UK 3rd in Europe |
| [Population Urban](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population Urban) | Text | 9,787,428 |
| [Population Urban Footnotes](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population Urban Footnotes) | Text | (2011) |
| [Population Metro](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population Metro) | Text | 15,100,000 |
| [Population Metro Footnotes](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population Metro Footnotes) | Text | (2025) |
| [Population Demonyms](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population Demonyms) | Text | Londoner |
| [Demographics Type1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Demographics Type1) | Text | 2021 |
| [Demographics1 Title1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Demographics1 Title1) | Text | Ethnic groups |
| [Demographics1 Info1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Demographics1 Info1) | Text | 53.8% White 20.7% Asian 13.5% Black 6.3% other 5.7% Mixed |
| [Demographics Type2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Demographics Type2) | Text | Religion (2021) |
| [Demographics2 Title1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Demographics2 Title1) | Text | Religion |
| [Demographics2 Info1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Demographics2 Info1) | Text | 40.7% Christianity 27.1% no religion 15.0% Islam 5.1% Hinduism 1.7% Judaism 1.6% Sikhism 0.9% Buddhism 1.0% other 7.0% not stated |
| Timezone1 | Text | GMT |
| [Utc Offset](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Utc Offset) | Text | +00:00 |
| [Timezone Dst](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Timezone Dst) | Text | BST |
| [Utc Offset Dst](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Utc Offset Dst) | Text | +01:00 |
| [Postal Code Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Postal Code Type) | Text | Postcode areas |
| [Postal Code](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Postal Code) | Text | 22 areas ,,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, , , |
| [Area Code Type](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Area Code Type) | Text | Dialling codes |
| [Blank1 Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Blank1 Name) | Text | GSS code |
| [Blank1 Info](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Blank1 Info) | Text | E12000007 (region) E61000001 (GLA) |
| [Blank2 Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Blank2 Name) | Text | GeoTLD |
| [Blank2 Info](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Blank2 Info) | Text | .london |
| Website | Text | london.gov.uk |