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A gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's county, unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates. A.
Examples of major urban areas in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdomthat are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022[update]. [1][2]It lists those places that have been granted city statusby letters patentor royal charter.
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), [a] [1] the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. [3]
The list includes all urban areas with a population in excess of 100,000 at the 2011 census. [ 3] Guildford, Harlow, Bracknell and St Albans added. Golborne, Glossop and Newton-le-Willows added. Portsmouth Urban Area and Southampton Urban Area combined. Hedge End, Locks Heath, Bursledon and Whiteley added.
Location: in one of the UK's constituent countries and overseas territories, with co-ordinates provided by UNESCO Period : time period of significance, typically of construction UNESCO data : the site's reference number, the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the criteria it was listed under
The international vehicle registration code for the United Kingdom is UK.[2] Prior to 28 September 2021, it was GB.[3] The specification of plates incorporating the UK code was created by the British Number Plate Manufacturers Association, and is seen as the default design by the Department for Transport. [4]
Five cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: Milan – Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics, the French Alps for the 2030 Winter Olympics, Brisbane, Australia for the 2032 Summer Olympics, and Salt Lake City for the 2034 Winter Olympics .
The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. [1] There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the UK and a further three often combined with these covering the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.