Information on Leicester
The City and unitary authority of Leicester is located in England. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. |
Leicester City and unitary authority COUNCIL
Leicester council address | LeicesterCivic centre Leicester New Walk Centre Welford Place Leicester LE1 6ZG United Kingdom Work+44 0116252700 | |
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Phone number of Leicester council | 0116252700 International: +44 0116252700 | |
Email of Leicester council | Loading... | |
Official website of Leicester council | leicester.gov.uk | |
Opening hours of Leicester council | Monday to Wednesday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Thursday to Friday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm | |
Mayor of Leicester | Sir Peter Soulsby |
Demography of Leicester
Name of Leicester inhabitants (demonym) | Not available | |||
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Date | Current value | Classed by Region/Country | ||
Population | 306 600 inhabitants | 18 / 17 | ||
Population density in Leicester | 10 830,5 pop/sq mi (4 181,7 pop/km²) |
Leicester administrative numbers
Leicester City and unitary authority code | GB-LCE |
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Leicester City and unitary authority postcode | LE1 6ZG |
Leicester administrative data
Country | United Kingdom |
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Country | England |
Unitary authority | Leicester |
Information on Leicester
Cities twinned with Leicester |
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Хасково | Haskovo | Chongqing |
Strasbourg | Krefeld | Rajkot |
Masaya | Bratislava |
Namesake of Leicester |
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Natural parks | Leicester isn't part of a natural park |
Toponymy and translation of Leicester
Arabic: لستر | Azerbaijani: Lester | Belarusian: Горад Лестэр |
Bulgarian: Лестър | Welsh: Caerlŷr | Greek: Λέστερ |
Persian: لستر | Hebrew: לסטר | Armenian: Լեսթեր |
Japanese: レスター | Korean: 레스터 | Latin: Leicestria |
Lithuanian: Lesteris | Latvian: Lestera | Russian: Лестер |
Serbian: Лестер | Thai: เลสเตอร์ | Uighur: Léyséstér |
Ukrainian: Лестер | Yiddish: לעסטער | Chinese: 莱斯特 |
Transportation modes in Leicester
Airport | East Midlands Airport 15.8 miles Royal Air Force Station Cottesmore 21.5 miles Coventry Airport 23.3 miles |
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Leicester territory
Leicester area | 28,31 sq mi (73,32 km²) |
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Leicester altitude | 230 Altitude feet |
Geographical coordinates | Latitude: 52.6342 Longitude: -1.13852 Latitude: 52° 38' 3'' North Longitude: 1° 8' 19'' West |
Time zone | UTC +0:00 (Europe/London) Summer time : UTC +1:00 Winter time : UTC +0:00 |
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What is Leicester close to?
Leicester neighbouring municipalities | ||
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Anstey | Birstall | Birstall |
Braunstone | Birstall | |
Braunstone | Braunstone | Stoughton |
Leicester neighbouring municipalities | ||
Braunstone 2.6 miles | Birstall 2.9 miles | Thurmaston 3.3 miles |
Leicester Forest East 3.5 miles | Scraptoft 3.5 miles | Anstey 3.5 miles |
Wanlip 3.6 miles | Glen Parva 3.7 miles | Stoughton 3.8 miles |
Barkby Thorpe 4 miles | Barkby 4 miles | Wigston 4.1 miles |
Groby 4.3 miles | Kirby Muxloe 4.6 miles | Ratby 4.6 miles |
Syston 4.7 miles | Rothley 4.7 miles | Enderby 4.7 miles |
Blaby 4.8 miles | Whetstone 5.1 miles | Beeby 5.2 miles |
Distance between Leicester and other main cities and towns
London : 89 miles | Birmingham : 33 miles | Leeds : 82 miles |
Glasgow : 256 miles | Sheffield : 54 miles | Bradford : 84 miles |
Manchester : 73 miles | Edinburgh : 243 miles | Bristol : 102 miles |
Liverpool : 93 miles | Cardiff : 118 miles | Wakefield : 74 miles |
Coventry : 22 miles closest | Wigan : 87 miles | Dudley : 41 miles |
Distances are calculated as the crow flies |
Leisure and activities in Leicester surrounding area
No activities found in town Leicester |