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Barking and Dagenham

London Borough of
Barking and Dagenham
London borough
Coat of arms of London Borough ofBarking and Dagenham
Coat of arms
Official logo of London Borough ofBarking and Dagenham
Council logo
Barking and Dagenham shown within Greater London
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 (About this sound 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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