London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city. Located on the River Thames in southern England. Live in the city of about 7.5 million people, of whom about 2.7 in the neighborhoods of inner London. A population with its suburbs 12599561 inhabitants (01.01.2005 stats), making it the largest city in Europe (without Russia and Turkey) and one of the most important centers of political, economic and cultural. The current form of the administrative division of London in the first of April / April 1965 with the establishment of the Greater London. The city has a large number of universities, colleges, museums, and theaters. It also takes a lot of international organizations and international companies based in the city. 

1 Geography

2 history 

3 administrative division 

4 Culture and sightseeing 

5 Economy and infrastructure 

6 Universities 

Geography 

Site of London in London Angeltrutmtd distance of about 40 km on both sides of the River Thames and an average height of 62 meters above sea level. The city was founded originally on the north bank. Bridge was the Tower of London over the ages many the only bridge that connects the two banks of the city together. The city center, the business district and the task streets on the north bank of the river. Building bridges with the other and extending rail lines, the city expanded in all directions. The nature of London is generally flat. The River Thames in the past show than it is now, where he was building a number of dams on it. Because of its proximity to the North Sea has been prone to London for a number of flooding. Been identified geographical longitude, which passes the Royal Astronomical Institute (Royal Observatory) in Greenwich line length number zero. Today that line, which is calculated on the basis of different time zones in the world. 

City located in a moderate climatic zone. Summer is usually warm and cool winter but the temperature of not less than zero Celsius. July is the hottest months, with an average temperature of about 16.3 degrees Celsius while it is 3.9 degrees Celsius in January, which is the coldest months of the year round. Recorded in London in the summer of 2003, the highest temperature in the city's history, then reached 37.9 degrees Miaah. 

London to be in the Winter Thelaj Aharrh -1 degree below zero 

Administrative division 

London is divided into 33 administrative regions, or Borough (London Boroughs). Population listed beside the name of the region (2001 statistics): 

City of London City of London 7,185 

City of Westminster City of Westminster 181,286 

Kingston and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 158,919 

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 165,242 

Wandsworth London Borough of Wandsworth 260,380 

Lambeth London Borough of Lambeth 266,169 

Southwark London Borough of Southwark244,866 

Tower Hamlets London Borough of Tower Hamlets 196,106 

Hackney London Borough of Hackney 202,824 

Islington London Borough of Islington175,797 

Camden London Borough of Camden 198,020 

Brent Lon don Borough of Brent 263,464 

Ealing London Borough of Ealing 300,948 

Hounslow London Borough of Hounslow 212,341 

Richmond-upon-Times, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 172,335 

Upon Kngenston Times Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 147,273 

Merton London Borough of Merton 187,907 

Sutton London Borough of Sutton 179,768 

Croydon London Borough of Croydon 330,587 

Bromley London Borough of Bromley | 295,532 

Aoescham the London Borough of Lewisham 248,922 

Greenwich London Borough of Greenwich 214,403 

Bexley London Borough of Bexley 218,307 

Havring London Borough of Havering 224,248 

Parking and Dagenham London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 163,944 

Redbridge London Borough of Redbridge 238,635 

Newham London Borough of Newham 243,891 

The full Forest London Borough of Waltham Forest 218,341 

Haringi London Borough of Haringey 216,507 

Enfield London Borough of Enfield 273,559 

Barnet London Borough of Barnet 314,564 

Harrow London Borough of Harrow 206,814 

Hillingdon London Borough of Hillingdon 243,006 

Culture and sightseeing 

Westminster Abbey 

Tower Bridge London 

Square Bakadellemen city's most famous landmarks: