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Leeds

Leeds
Leeds Montage.jpg
Motto: "Pro rege et lege"
(Latin: "For king and the law")
A map of England coloured pink showing the administrative subdivisions of the country. The Leeds metropolitan borough area is coloured red.
Leeds shown within West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W / 53.79972; -1.54917
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Constituent country  England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
City region Leeds
Ceremonial county  West Yorkshire
Historic county Yorkshire
Borough charter 1207
Municipal charter 1626
City status 1893
Administrative HQ Leeds Civic Hall,
Millenium Square
Government
 • Type Metropolitan borough
 • Body Leeds City Council
 • Leadership Leader and cabinet
 • Executive Labour
 • Leader Judith Blake
 • Lord Mayor Gerry Harper
 • Chief Executive Tom Riordan
Area
 • City 213.0 sq mi (551.7 km2)
 • Urban 188.3 sq mi (487.8 km2)
Area rank 84th
Highest elevation 1,115 ft (340 m)
Lowest elevation 33 ft (10 m)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
 • City 766,399
 • Rank 2nd
 • Density 3,600/sq mi (1,389/km2)
 • Urban 1,777,934 (4th)
 • Urban density 9,440/sq mi (3,645/km2)
 • Metro 2,302,000 (4th)
Demonym(s) Loiner, Leodensian
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode areas LS
WF, BD (parts)
Dialling codes 0113 (Leeds)
01924 (Wakefield)
01937 (Wetherby)
01943 (Guiseley)
01977 (Pontefract)
ISO 3166 code GB-LDS
GSS code E08000035
NUTS 3 code UKE42
ONS code 00DA
OS grid reference SE296338
Motorways M1
M62
M621
A1(M)
A58(M)
A64(M)
Major railway stations Leeds (A)
International airports Leeds Bradford (LBA)
GDP US$ 76.84 billion
– Per capita US$ 33,355
GVA (2013) £20.3bn (4th) Increase 10.8%
– Per capita £26,741 (4th) Increase 10.8%
Councillors 99
MPs
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
Website www.leeds.gov.uk

Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W / 53.79972; -1.54917 Leeds Listeni/ldz/ is a city in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in Yorkshire's West Riding, the history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the name referred to a wooded area of the Kingdom of Elmet. The name has been applied to many administrative entities over the centuries. It changed from being the appellation of a small manorial borough in the 13th century, through several incarnations, to being the name attached to the present metropolitan borough. In the 17th and 18th centuries Leeds became a major centre for the production and trading of wool.


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