Norwich

For ither uises, see Norwich (disambiguation).

Norwich (/ˈnɒrᵻdʒ/ NORR-ij or /ˈnɒrᵻtʃ/ NORR-ich) is a ceety in Ingland. It is the regional admeenistrative centre an coonty toun o Norfolk. Durin the 11t century, Norwich wis the seicont lairgest ceety in Ingland, efter Lunnon, an ane o the maist important places in the kinrick.

Norwich
Ceety & Nan-metropolitan destrict
Norwich in March 2009
Coat airms
Shown athin Norfolk
Coordinates: 52°37′42″N 1°17′48″E
Kintra	Unitit Kinrick
Constituent kintra	Ingland
Region	East o Ingland
Coonty	Norfolk
Govrenment
• Teep	Nan-metropolitan destrict
• Local Authority	Norwich City Council
• MPs	Clive Lewis (Labour) Chloe Smith (Conservative)
Area
• Ceety & Nan-metropolitan destrict	39.02 km2 (15.07 sq mi)
Population  (2011 est.)
• Ceety & Nan-metropolitan destrict	147,835 (Ranked 144t)
• Urban	213,166
• Urban density	3388/km2 (8,770/sq mi)
• Metro	376,500 (Travel to Work Area)
• Ethnicity (2011 census)	White (90.9%) Asian (4.5%) Mixed (2.3%) Black (1.6%) Arab (0.5%) Other (0.4%)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	NR1–NR16
Area code(s)	01603
ONS code	33UK

The built-up area o Norwich haes a population o 259,100. This aurie extends ayont the ceety bundary, wi extensive suburban auries on the wastren, northren an eastren sides, includin Costessey, Hellesdon, Old Catton, Sprowston an Thorpe St Andrew. The parliamentary seats cross ower intae adjacent local govrenment destricts. 135,800 (2008 est.) fowk live in the City of Norwich an the population o the Norwich Travel tae Wirk Aurie (i.e. the aurie o Norwich in which maist fowk baith live an wirk) is 367,035 (the 1991 figure wis 351,340). Norwich is the fowert maist densely populated local govrenment destrict athin the East o Ingland wi 3,480 fowk per square kilometre (8,993 per square mile).

Twinned ceeties

Offeecially:

• Novi Sad, Serbie
• Rouen, Fraunce
• Koblenz, Germany

Unoffeecially:

• El Viejo, Nicaragua.