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Norwich

Norwich
City & Non-metropolitan district
Norwich skyline
Norwich skyline
Coat of arms of Norwich
Coat of arms
Shown within the United Kingdom
Shown within the United Kingdom
Coordinates: 52°36′N 1°18′E / 52.6°N 1.3°E / 52.6; 1.3Coordinates: 52°36′N 1°18′E / 52.6°N 1.3°E / 52.6; 1.3
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
County Norfolk
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district
 • Local Authority Norwich City Council
 • MPs Clive Lewis (L)
Chloe Smith (C)
Area
 • Urban 15.07 sq mi (39.02 km2)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • City & Non-metropolitan district 141,300 (Ranked 143rd)
 • Urban 213,166
 • Urban density 14,000/sq mi (5,500/km2)
 • Metro 376,500 (Travel to Work Area)
 • Ethnicity
(2011 census)
White (90.9%)
Asian (4.5%)
Mixed (2.3%)
Black (1.6%)
Arab (0.5%)
Other (0.4%)
Demonym(s) Norvician
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcode NR1–NR16
IDD:area code +44(0)1603 
ONS code 33UK

Norwich (/ˈnɒrɪ/, also Listeni/ˈnɒrɪ/) is a city on the River Wensum in East Anglia and lies about 100 miles (160 km) north-east of London. It is the regional administrative centre for East Anglia and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of its most important. It remained the capital of the most populous English county until the Industrial Revolution.

The urban area of Norwich had a population of 213,166 according to the 2011 Census. This area extends beyond the city boundary, with extensive suburban areas on the western, northern and eastern sides, including Costessey, Taverham, Hellesdon, Bowthorpe, Old Catton, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. The parliamentary seats cross over into adjacent local-government districts. A total of 132,512 (2011 census) people live in the City of Norwich and the population of the Norwich Travel to Work Area (i. e. the self-contained labour market area in and around Norwich in which most people live and commute to work) is 282,000 (mid-2009 estimate). Norwich is the fourth most densely populated local-government district in the East of England, with 3,480 people per square kilometre (8,993 per square mile).


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