London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a Lunnon burgh locatit in East Lunnon an north o the Ceety o Lunnon. It is currently pairt o the East subregion, tho wis includit in the North subregion frae 2008 tae 2011.[2] It is ane o the Inner Lunnon burghs.[3] The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council.
Hackney | |
|---|---|
Coat of airms o Hackney Coat airms Official logo of Hackney Cooncil logo | |
 Hackney shown athin Greater Lunnon | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Constituent kintra | Ingland |
| Region | Lunnon |
| Ceremonial coonty | Greater Lunnon |
| Status | Lunnon burgh |
| Admin HQ | Mare Street, Hackney |
| Incorporatit | 1 Aprile 1965 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Lunnon borough cooncil |
| • Bodi | Hackney London Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Mayor & Cabinet (Labour) |
| • Mayor | Jules Pipe CBE |
| • MPs | Diane Abbott Meg Hillier |
| • Lunnon Assembly | Jennette Arnold AM for North East |
| • EU Parliament | Lunnon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 321st (o 326) |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
| • Rank | 54t (o 326) |
| • Ethnicity[1] | 36.2% White Breetish 2.1% White Erse |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcodes | |
| Polis force | Metropolitan Polis |
| Website | www |
Twinned touns eedit
The London Borough of Hackney haes formal twinnin arrangements wi:
| Flag | Kintra | Toun[4] | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Barbados | Bridgetown | Caribbean |
|
Fraunce | Suresnes[5] | Wastren Paris |
|
Germany | Göttingen | Lawer Saxony |
|
Grenada | St George's | Caribbean |
|
Israel | Haifa | Northern Israel |
|
Roushie | Presnensky Destrict | Moscow suburb |
An an informal twinnin wi
The burgh haes informal links wi Sooth Africae, Turkey, an Saunt Vincent an the Grenadines an aw. The Homerton University Hospital haes its awn twinnin arrangements wi the Rambam Medical Centre (Haifa, Israel) an St George's Hospital (Grenada). Schuils are encouragit tae pursue links wi specific schuils abroad – such as the arrangement atween Our Lady's an a schuil in Hangzhou, Sooth Wast Cheenae.[4]
References eedit
- ↑ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
- ↑ Map 5A.1 – London's sub-regions Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine The London Plan (Greater London Authority, 2008) accessed 13 November 2009
- ↑ Office of Public Sector Information – London Government Act 1963 (c.33) (as amended) accessed 13 November 2009
- ↑ a b c Twinning[deid airtin] (LB Hackney) Accessed 19 September 2008
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2013. Retrieved 20 Julie 2013.
Freemit airtins eedit
London/Hackney travel guide frae Wikivoyage
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