Greater London The Greater London administrative area and the Greater London Council were created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963.

Greater London is split for some purposes into Inner London and Outer London.

Geography Location The London Borough of Hackney is an Inner London Borough within Greater London.

History London is divided into the small City of London and the much wider Greater London.

The London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for Greater London.

In 2000, London wide government was restored, with the creation of the Greater London Authority.

The City of London, and the rest of Greater London, each form a ceremonial county.

Scholarly London.gov.uk Official site for the government of London by the Greater London Authority covering the Office of Mayor of London and the London Assembly

The bulk of this conurbation forms the Greater London administrative area (coterminous with the London region), governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

London has a diverse range of peoples and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken within Greater London.

Until 1889, the name London officially only applied to the City of London but since then it has also referred to the County of London and now Greater London.

Five Aviva Premiership rugby union teams are based in London, (London Irish, Saracens, Wasps, London Welsh and Harlequins), although currently only Harlequins and Saracens play their home games within Greater London.

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The Greater London Authority, consisting of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, headquartered in City Hall, has been responsible for strategic local government since 2000.

Along with Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Southend and London City, Heathrow is one of six airports with scheduled services serving the London area, although only Heathrow and London City are within Greater London.

The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986, which left London as the only large metropolis in the world without a central administration.

Over 85 (3.2 million) of the employed population of greater London works in the services industries.

Transport for London (TfL), is now the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London, and is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the Mayor of London.

The London telephone area code (020) covers a larger area, similar in size to Greater London, although some outer districts are omitted and some places just outside are included.

Security is the responsibility of the Palace of Westminster Division of the Metropolitan Police, the police force for the Greater London area.

The Metropolitan Police Service (abbreviated to MPS and widely known informally as the Met ) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the square mile of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.

Topography Greater London encompasses a total area of , an area which had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of .

The majority of venues have been divided into three zones within Greater London the Olympic Zone, the River Zone and the Central Zone.

Major conurbations The Greater London Urban Area is by far the largest urban area in England and one of the busiest cities in the world.

In 1965 London's political boundaries were expanded to take into account the growth of the urban area and a new Greater London Council was created.

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in north east London.

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