Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf
Central business district
From top, left to right: HMS Tamar sailing and Newfoundland; Barclays's world Headquarter; Pan Peninsula, Cabot Square; Canada Square; Crossrail Place; Canary Wharf tube station; Canary Wharf skyline from Greenwich; West India Quay, Adams Plaza
Canary Wharf Location within Greater London
Population	68,700 (Millwall, Blackwall and Cubitt Town, East India and Lansbury and Limehouse wards 2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TQ375802
London borough	Tower Hamlets
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E14
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Poplar and Limehouse
London Assembly	City and East
List of places UK England London 51°30′18″N 0°01′21″W / 51.5050°N 0.0225°W / 51.5050; -0.0225

Canary Wharf is a privately-owned financial district of London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Greater London Authority defines it as part of London's central business district, alongside Central London.^[1] Alongside the City of London and the West End, it constitutes one of the main financial centres in the United Kingdom and the world,^[2] containing many major global companies and banks' headquarters and high-rise buildings, including the third-tallest in the UK, One Canada Square.^[3][4]

Developed on the site of the former West India Docks in East London, Canary Wharf contains around 16,000,000 sq ft (1,500,000 m²) of office and retail space. It has many open areas and gardens, including Canada Square, Cabot Square, Westferry Circus, Jubilee Park, and Crossrail Place Roof Garden. Together with Heron Quays and Wood Wharf, it forms the Canary Wharf Estate, around 97 acres (39 ha) in area.