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City of Southampton

Southampton
City and unitary authority area
Montage of Southampton. Clockwise from top-left: Bargate; Guildhall; Top of west walls; Wool house and custom house; Southwestern house
Montage of Southampton. Clockwise from top-left: Bargate; Guildhall; Top of west walls; Wool house and custom house; Southwestern house
Official logo of Southampton
Logo of the City Council
Nickname(s): "Soton/So'ton", The Gateway to the World
Southampton shown within Hampshire
Southampton shown within Hampshire
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)
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
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 Increase 2.6%
 • Per capita £21,400 ($34,300) (15th)
 • Growth Increase 0.6%
GDP US$ 51.6 billion
GDP per capita US$ 37,832
Website www.southampton.gov.uk

Southampton, (Listeni/sθˈæmptən, -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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