Royal Borough of Greenwich

Royal Borough of Greenwich
London borough, royal borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Motto:  We Govern by Serving
Greenwich shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Woolwich
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Greenwich London Borough Council
• London Assembly	Len Duvall (Labour) AM for Greenwich and Lewisham
• MPs	Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) Clive Efford (Labour) Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Area
• Total	18.28 sq mi (47.35 km2)
• Rank	245th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	291,080
• Rank	53rd (of 296)
• Density	16,000/sq mi (6,100/km2)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	SE, DA, BR
Area code	020
ONS code	00AL
GSS code	E09000011
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

The Royal Borough of Greenwich (/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ ^ⓘ, /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/, /ˈɡrɪnɪtʃ/ or /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/)^[1][2] is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and most of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall.

Greenwich is the location of the Greenwich prime meridian, on which all Coordinated Universal Time is based. The prime meridian running through Greenwich, and the Greenwich Observatory is where the designation Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT began, and on which all world times are based. In 2012, Greenwich was listed as a top ten global destination by Frommer's – the only UK destination to be listed.

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3 February 2012, due in part to its historic links with the Royal Family, and to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status as home of the Prime Meridian.