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City of Westminster

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The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England, with a population of 204,236 at the 2021 census. It hosts the Houses of Parliament and much of the British government, along with landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben, and it encompasses large parts of central London's West End, including the shopping districts of Oxford Street and Regent Street and the entertainment area of Soho, plus parks such as Hyde Park and Regent's Park.

Facts
Population
211,365 1
Area (sq km)
21.487 1
Founding Year
1965 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Latitude
51.4975 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.137222 degrees west 1
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Royal Institution

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Source Wikipedia: Royal InstitutionLead, sentence 1tier 2
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The Royal Institution of Great Britain (often the Royal Institution, abbreviated Ri or RI) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.
Sources
1. City of Westminster (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1965-04-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 211,365 (2022)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.4975, longitude -0.137222
  • P2046 (area)
    area 21.487 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 211365 (2022)
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Wikidata: City of Westminster
Wikidata Q179351, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
City of Westminster (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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