Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East... Wikipedia

• Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
• Country:  England
• Region:  East Midlands
• Ceremonial county:  Leicestershire
• Founded:  c. 47 AD as Ratae Corieltauvorum
• City status restored:  1919
• Unitary authority:  1997
• Administrative HQ:  City Hall
• Civic suite:  Leicester Town Hall
• Type:  Unitary authority with mayor and cabinet
• Body:  Leicester City Council
• Control:  Labour
• Elected mayor:  Peter Soulsby (L)
• Lord Mayor:  Susan Barton
• Chief Executive:  Alison Greenhill
• Area rank:  251st
• Population (mid-2014 est.):  337,653
• Demonym(s):  Leicestrian
• Time zone:  GMT (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST):  BST (UTC+1)
• Postcode area:  LE
• Dialling code:  0116
• ISO 3166 code:  GB-LCE
• GVA:  2021 estimate
• Total:  £9.2 billion
• Per capita:  £25,124
• GDP (nominal):  2021 estimate
• Total:  £10.2 billion
• Per capita:  £27,848
• Website:  leicester.gov.uk
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo