Leeds

Leeds Loidis
City and Metropolitan Borough
City of Leeds
Leeds city centre at night
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Dirty Leeds
Motto:  "Marching On Together"
Leeds shown within England
Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W / 53.79972; -1.54917
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county	West Yorkshire
Admin HQ	Leeds city centre
Borough Charter	1207
Town Charter	1626
City status	1893
City of Leeds Met. District created	1974
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough, City
• Governing body	Leeds City Council
• Lord Mayor	Cllr James McKenna (L)
• Leader of the Council	Cllr Keith Wakefield (L)
• Chief Executive	Tom Riordan
• MPs:	Stuart Andrew (C) Ed Balls (L) Hilary Benn (L) Fabian Hamilton (L) George Mudie (L) Greg Mulholland (LD) Rachel Reeves (L) Alec Shelbrooke (C)
Area
• Total	213 sq mi (551.72 km2)
Elevation	33–1,115 ft (10–340 m)
Population  (2005 est.)
• Total	781,700 (Ranked 2nd)
• Density	3,574/sq mi (1,380/km2)
• Ethnicity (2011 census)[1]	85.0% White 7.7% Asian or Asian British 3.5% Black or Black British 2.7% Mixed Race 0.5% Arab 0.6% Other
Demonym	Loiner/Leodensian
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	LS,part of WF and also part of BD.
Area code(s)	0113 (urban core) 01924 (Wakefield nos) 01937 (Wetherby/ Boston Spa) 01943 (Guiseley/ Otley) 01977 (Pontefract nos)
ISO 3166-2	GB-LDS
ONS code	00DA (ONS) E08000035 (GSS)
NUTS 3	UKE42
OS grid reference	SE296338
Euro. Parlt. Const.	Yorkshire & the Humber
Website	www.leeds.gov.uk

Leeds is a city in Yorkshire and just under 1 million people live here. Leeds has four universities: University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Trinity University and the University of Law. Leeds is on the River Aire. The city's football team is Leeds United AFC.

1. ↑ "2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales". ONS. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
2. ↑ Max at SE140445 Hawksworth Moor in extreme west of city
3. ↑ Min at points where city boundary crosses Rivers Aire and Wharfe in extreme east.