City of Southampton
| Southampton | ||
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Montage of Southampton. Clockwise from top-left: Bargate; Guildhall; Top of west walls; Wool house and custom house; Southwestern house
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| Nickname(s): "Soton/So'ton", The Gateway to the World | ||
 Southampton shown within Hampshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | South East England | |
| Ceremonial county | Hampshire | |
| Admin HQ | Southampton | |
| Settled | c. AD43 | |
| City status | 1964 | |
| Unitary authority | 1997 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Unitary authority, City | |
| • Governing body | Southampton City Council | |
| • Leadership | Leader and Cabinet | |
| • Executive | Labour | |
| • MPs |
Royston Smith (C) Alan Whitehead (L) Caroline Nokes (C) |
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| Area | ||
| • Urban | 28.1 sq mi (72.8 km2) | |
| Population (2010 est) | ||
| • City and unitary authority area | 253,651 (Ranked 57) | |
| • Density | 12,950/sq mi (4,999/km2) | |
| • Urban | 855,569 | |
| • Metro | 1,547,000 | |
| • Ethnicity (United Kingdom 2005 Estimate) |
85.9% White (77.7% White British) 8.4% Asian 2.2% Black. 1.2% other 2.4% Mixed Race |
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| Demonym(s) | Sotonian | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| Postcode span | SO14-SO19 | |
| Area code(s) | 023 | |
| GVA | 2013 | |
| • Total | £9.7 bn ($15.7 bn) (12th) | |
| • Growth |
 2.6% |
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| • Per capita | £21,400 ($34,300) (15th) | |
| • Growth |
0.6% |
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| GDP | US$ 51.6 billion | |
| GDP per capita | US$ 37,832 | |
| Website | www |
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Southampton, (
i/saʊθˈæmptən, -hæmptən/) on the south coast of England, is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire. It is 75 miles (121 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the Rivers Test and Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The city, which is a unitary authority, has an estimated population of 253,651. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.
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