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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Outward urban expansion is now prevented by the Metropolitan Green Belt, although the built up area extends beyond the boundary in places, resulting in a separately defined Greater London Urban Area.

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.

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.

It is also a significant Important Bird Area (IBA) in the Greater Boston area.

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.

However, London's continuous urban area extends beyond the borders of Greater London and was home to 9,787,426 people in 2011, while its wider metropolitan area has a population of between 12 and 14 million depending on the definition used.

The urban area of Athens (Greater Athens and Greater Piraeus) extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,090,508 (in 2011) over an area of .

A year later, there were five race riots within the London area... On a political level, London was incredibly tense.

Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area.

The extended area known as the London Metropolitan Region or the London Metropolitan Agglomeration, comprises a total area of has a population of 13,709,000 and a population density of .

The city is part of the Greater New York City Combined Statistical Area.

It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki.

Tottenham supporters have rivalries with several clubs, mainly within the London area.

It grew to become a part of the greater Caracas area as the latter expanded in area and population.

Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, it is the principal city of the Greater Reading 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.

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

The population of the greater Lausanne area ( grand Lausanne ) is 345,300 (as of December 2012).

Currently over a third of Greenland's total population lives in the Nuuk Greater Metropolitan area.

Located in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario, it is part of the Greater Toronto Area.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the most populous metropolitan area in the world.

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) serves the Greater Manila Area along with Clark International Airport.

Transportation Airports Miami International Airport serves as the primary international airport of the Greater Miami Area.

The largest cities in Finland are those of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa.

Custóias is a former civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal.