Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
London borough, Royal borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Kensington and Chelsea shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Status	London borough, Royal borough
Admin HQ	Kensington
Created	1 April 1965
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• Mayor	Cllr James Husband
• MPs	Greg Hands (Con) Lady Victoria Borwick (Con)
• London Assembly	Tony Devenish (Con) AM for West Central
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	4.68 sq mi (12.13 km2)
Area rank	325th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	157,700
• Rank	120th (of 326)
• Density	34,000/sq mi (13,000/km2)
• Ethnicity	39.3% White British 2.3% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 28.9% Other White 1.1% White & Black Caribbean 0.7% White & Black African 1.9% White & Asian 2% Other Mixed 1.6% Indian 0.6% Pakistani 0.5% Bangladeshi 2.5% Chinese 4.8% Other Asian 3.5% Black African 2.1% Black Caribbean 1% Other Black 4.1% Arab 3.1% Other
• ONS code	00AW
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	NW, SW, W
Area code(s)	020
Police force	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.rbkc.gov.uk

39.3% White British
2.3% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
28.9% Other White
1.1% White & Black Caribbean
0.7% White & Black African
1.9% White & Asian
2% Other Mixed
1.6% Indian
0.6% Pakistani
0.5% Bangladeshi
2.5% Chinese
4.8% Other Asian
3.5% Black African
2.1% Black Caribbean
1% Other Black
4.1% Arab

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC) is an inner London borough of Royal borough status, to the west of the centre. As the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England, this urban area is one of the most densely populated in the United Kingdom.

The borough is immediately to the west of the City of Westminster and to the east of London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It contains major museums and universities in Albertopolis, department stores such as Harrods, Peter Jones and Harvey Nichols, and embassies in Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Kensington Gardens. It is home to the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's largest. It contains many of the most expensive residential places in the world.

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