Barking and Dagenham

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
London borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Barking and Dagenham shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Status	London borough
Admin HQ	1 Town Hall Square, Barking
Created	1 April 1965
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
• Leadership	Cllr Darren Rodwell (Labour)
• Mayor	Cllr Elizabeth Kangethe
• MPs	Jon Cruddas (Labour) Margaret Hodge (Labour)
• London Assembly	Unmesh Desai (Labour) AM for City and East
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	13.93 sq mi (36.09 km2)
Area rank	299th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	202,000
• Rank	86th (of 326)
• Density	14,000/sq mi (5,600/km2)
• Ethnicity	49.5% White British 0.9% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 7.8% Other White 1.4% White & Black Caribbean 1.1% White & Black African 0.7% White & Asian 1% Other Mixed 4% Indian 4.3% Pakistani 4.1% Bangladeshi 0.7% Chinese 2.8% Other Asian 15.4% Black African 2.8% Black Caribbean 1.7% Other Black 0.5% Arab 1% Other
• ONS code	00AB
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	E, IG, RM
Area code(s)	020
Police force	Metropolitan Police
Website	web.archive.org/web/20051025163946/http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/

49.5% White British
0.9% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
7.8% Other White
1.4% White & Black Caribbean
1.1% White & Black African
0.7% White & Asian
1% Other Mixed
4% Indian
4.3% Pakistani
4.1% Bangladeshi
0.7% Chinese
2.8% Other Asian
15.4% Black African
2.8% Black Caribbean
1.7% Other Black
0.5% Arab

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ( pronunciation ) is a London borough in East London, England. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000, the majority of which are within the Becontree estate. The local authority is Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. The borough has also been found to be the most unhappy place to live with the fewest new business incorporations.

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