Leicester is a city, unitary authority area and the county town of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands, with a population of 388,348 in 2024, and its surrounding urban area had approximately 559,000 residents as of 2021, England's 11th largest metropolitan region.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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1. Leicester - Wikipedia
Lead section
It is the largest city in the East Midlands, with a population of 388,348 in 2024.
Infobox, Area
Total 73 km2 (28 sq mi)
Infobox, Coordinates
52°38′10″N 1°07′59″W / 52.6361°N 1.1331°W / 52.6361; -1.1331
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Leicester (Wikipedia)
Infobox established_date/established_titleQuote, Infobox established_date/established_title
Founded: c. 47 AD as Ratae Corieltauvorum
3. Leicester (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 67 m
4. GeoNames: Leicester - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2644668
52.6386 -1.13169 P PPLA2 GB ENG H4 368600 65 Europe/London
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 65 m
View the Source 5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -1.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -1.25
52.75 -1.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Leicester
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