Kingston upon Hull
| Kingston upon Hull | |||
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| City and Unitary authority | |||
The Deep at night
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| Nickname(s): Hull | |||
 Hull shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Coordinates: 53°45′N 0°20′W / 53.750°N 0.333°W | |||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
| Founded | 12th century | ||
| City Status | 1897 | ||
| Administrative HQ | Guildhall | ||
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| • Type | Unitary authority, City | ||
| • Governing body | Hull City Council | ||
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | ||
| • Executive: | Labour | ||
| • MPs: |
Alan Johnson (Lab) Diana Johnson (Lab) Karl Turner (Lab) |
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| Area | |||
| • City | 27.59 sq mi (71.45 km2) | ||
| Population (mid-2014 est.) | |||
| • City | 257,710 (Ranked 58th) | ||
| • Density | 9,030/sq mi (3,486/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 573,300 (LUZ) | ||
| • Ethnicity (2005 Estimate) |
89.1% White British 0.4% White Irish 2.2% Other White 3.8% S. Asian 1.5% Black 1.2% Mixed Race 1.5% Chinese and other (1.0% Chinese) |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
| Postcode Area | HU | ||
| Area code(s) | (01482) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-KHL | ||
| ONS code | 00FA (ONS) E06000010 (GSS) |
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| NUTS 3 | UKE11 | ||
| Website | www.hullcc.gov.uk | ||
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Kingston upon Hull (
i/ˌkɪŋstən əpɒn ˈhʌl/ KING-stən ə-pon HUL, local /ˈhʊl/), usually abbreviated to Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea, with a population of 257,710 (mid-2014 est.).
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