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Croydon Natural History

London Borough of Croydon
London borough
Coat of arms of London Borough of Croydon
Coat of arms
Official logo of London Borough of Croydon
Council logo
Croydon shown within Greater London
Croydon shown within Greater London
Status London borough
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
Ceremonial county Greater London
Created 1 April 1965
Admin HQ Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon
Government
 • Type London borough council
 • Body Croydon London Borough Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Labour)
 • Mayor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor
 • London Assembly Steve O'Connell (Con) AM for Croydon and Sutton
 • MPs Chris Philp (Conservative)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Steve Reed (Labour)
 • EU Parliament London
Area
 • Total 87 km2 (34 sq mi)
Area rank 232nd (of 326)
Population (mid-2016 est.)
 • Total 382,300
 • Rank 13th (of 326)
 • Density 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Ethnicity

47.3% White British
1.5% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
6.3% Other White
2.7% White & Black Caribbean
0.9% White & Black African
1.4% White & Asian
1.6% Other Mixed
6.8% Indian
3% Pakistani
0.7% Bangladeshi
1.1% Chinese
4.8% Other Asian
8% Black African
8.6% Black Caribbean
3.6% Other Black
0.5% Arab

1.3% Other
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes BR, CR, SE, SW
Area code(s) 01689, 01737, 020
ONS code 00AH
GSS code E09000008
Police Metropolitan Police
Website http://www.croydon.gov.uk/
Croydon
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
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Source: Met Office