Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the... Wikipedia

• Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
• Country:  England
• Region:  East Midlands
• Ceremonial county:  Leicestershire
• Founded:  AD c. 47 as Ratae Corieltauvorum
• City status restored:  1919
• Administrative headquarters:  Leicester Town Hall
• Type:  Unitary authority
• Body:  Leicester City Council
• Leadership:  Mayor and cabinet
• Executive:  Labour Party
• Lord Mayor:  Annette Byrne
• City Mayor:  Peter Soulsby (Lab)
• City:  329,839
• Urban:  508,916
• Metro:  836,484
• Ethnicity (2011):  45.1% White (British), 37.1% Asian, 6.3% Black, 5.4% White (Other), 3.5% Mixed Race, 1.0% Arab, 1.6% Other
• Time zone:  Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST):  British Summer Time (UTC+1)
• Postcode areas:  LE
• ISO 3166-2:  GB-LCE
• ONS code:  00FN (ONS), E06000016 (GSS)
• OS grid reference:  SK584044
• NUTS 3:  UKF21
• Primary airport:  East Midlands Airport (Outside of Leicester)
• Councillors:  54
• Website:  www.leicester.gov.uk
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo