Information on Leicester
The City and unitary authority of Leicester is located in England. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. |
Leicester City and unitary authority COUNCIL
| Leicester council address | LeicesterCivic centre Leicester New Walk Centre Welford Place Leicester LE1 6ZG United Kingdom Work+44 0116252700 | |
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| Phone number of Leicester council | 0116252700 International: +44 0116252700 | |
| Email of Leicester council | Loading... | |
| Official website of Leicester council | leicester.gov.uk | |
| Opening hours of Leicester council | Monday to Wednesday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Thursday to Friday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm | |
| Mayor of Leicester | Sir Peter Soulsby | |
Demography of Leicester
| Name of Leicester inhabitants (demonym) | Not available | |||
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| Date | Current value | Classed by Region/Country | ||
| Population | 306 600 inhabitants | 18 / 17 | ||
| Population density in Leicester | 10 830,5 pop/sq mi (4 181,7 pop/km²) | |||
Leicester administrative numbers
| Leicester City and unitary authority code | GB-LCE |
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| Leicester City and unitary authority postcode | LE1 6ZG |
Leicester administrative division
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Country | England |
| Unitary authority | Leicester |
Toponymy and translation of Leicester
| Arabic: لستر | Azerbaijani: Lester | Belarusian: Горад Лестэр |
| Bulgarian: Лестър | Welsh: Caerlŷr | Greek: Λέστερ |
| Persian: لستر | Hebrew: לסטר | Armenian: Լեսթեր |
| Japanese: レスター | Korean: 레스터 | Latin: Leicestria |
| Lithuanian: Lesteris | Latvian: Lestera | Russian: Лестер |
| Serbian: Лестер | Thai: เลสเตอร์ | Uighur: Léyséstér |
| Ukrainian: Лестер | Yiddish: לעסטער | Chinese: 莱斯特 |
Transportation modes in Leicester
| Airport | East Midlands Airport 15.8 miles Royal Air Force Station Cottesmore 21.5 miles Coventry Airport 23.3 miles |
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Leicester territory
| Leicester area | 28,31 sq mi (73,32 km²) |
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| Leicester altitude | 230 Altitude feet |
| Geographical coordinates | Latitude: 52.6342 Longitude: -1.13852 Latitude: 52° 38' 3'' North Longitude: 1° 8' 19'' West |
| Time zone | UTC +0:00 (Europe/London) Summer time : UTC +1:00 Winter time : UTC +0:00 |
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| Cities twinned with Leicester | |
 Хасково | Haskovo |  Chongqing |
 Strasbourg |  Krefeld |  Rajkot |
 Masaya |  Bratislava |
| Namesake of Leicester |
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| Natural parks | Leicester isn't part of a natural park |
What is Leicester close to?
| Leicester neighbouring municipalities | ||
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| Anstey | Birstall | Birstall |
| Braunstone |  | Birstall |
| Braunstone | Braunstone | Stoughton |
| Leicester neighbouring municipalities | ||
| Braunstone 2.6 miles | Birstall 2.9 miles | Thurmaston 3.3 miles |
| Leicester Forest East 3.5 miles | Scraptoft 3.5 miles | Anstey 3.5 miles |
| Wanlip 3.6 miles | Glen Parva 3.7 miles | Stoughton 3.8 miles |
| Barkby Thorpe 4 miles | Barkby 4 miles | Wigston 4.1 miles |
| Groby 4.3 miles | Kirby Muxloe 4.6 miles | Ratby 4.6 miles |
| Syston 4.7 miles | Rothley 4.7 miles | Enderby 4.7 miles |
| Blaby 4.8 miles | Whetstone 5.1 miles | Beeby 5.2 miles |
Distance between Leicester and other main cities and towns
| London : 89 miles | Birmingham : 33 miles | Leeds : 82 miles |
| Glasgow : 256 miles | Sheffield : 54 miles | Bradford : 84 miles |
| Manchester : 73 miles | Edinburgh : 243 miles | Bristol : 102 miles |
| Liverpool : 93 miles | Cardiff : 118 miles | Wakefield : 74 miles |
| Coventry : 22 miles closest | Wigan : 87 miles | Dudley : 41 miles |
| Distances are calculated as the crow flies | ||
Leisure and activities in Leicester surrounding area
| No activities found in town Leicester |