GREATER LONDON

MAYOR-logoGreater London is an administrative area and ceremonial county in southeast England that covers the United Kingdom capital of London. The administrative area was created on 1 April 1965 and has been the London region since 1 April 1994. It comprises the City of London and 32 London boroughs, of which 12 are Inner London and 20 Outer London boroughs.

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The Greater London Authority, consisting of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, headquartered in City Hall, has been responsible for strategic local government since 2000. Greater London occupies the same area as the London European Parliament constituency. It covers 1,572 km2  and had a population of 8,416,535 at the 2013 census. It has by far the highest Gross value added (GVA) per capita in the United Kingdom.

The term Greater London was in use before 1965 to refer to various areas larger than the County of London such as the Metropolitan Police District.

For all the information look up the Greater London official website : https://www.london.gov.uk/

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