list of london boroughs

List of 33 London Boroughs by Population (Inner & Outer London)

List of London boroughs – London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom (UK). It is the most populous city and the largest city in England. London also referred to the metropolis around this core which makes up Greater London. Geographically, Greater London have 33 small cities or borough, divided into inner London boroughs and outer London boroughs.

Before 19th century, London only refers as city of London, but today the term ‘London’ also referred to Greater London. Greater London is a region of England which forms the administrative boundaries of London.

Currently, Greater London consists the city of London and 32 small cities, usually referred as boroughs. Together there are 33 local government districts in Greater London. Each borough has their own governments, schools, centres, suburbs and sense of identity.

All 32 London boroughs divided into two category, which are inner London boroughs and outer London boroughs. Inner London boroughs form the interior part of Greater London and are surrounded by outer London boroughs.

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list of london boroughs

List of London Boroughs by Population

Below, we provide list of borough in London, including 32 London boroughs (inner London and outer London) and the City of London. This list is arranged by largest boroughs in London by population size.

NoBoroughArea (sq mi)Population (est)Inner/Outer
1Croydon33.41372,752Outer
2Barnet33.49369,088Outer
3Ealing21.44342,494Outer
4Enfield31.74320,524Outer
5Newham13.98318,227Outer
6Bromley57.97317,899Outer
7Brent16.70317,264Outer
8Lambeth10.36314,242Inner
9Wandsworth13.23310,516Inner
10Southwark11.14298,464Inner
11Redbridge21.78288,272Outer
12Hillingdon44.67286,806Outer
13Lewisham13.57286,180Inner
14Tower Hamlets7.63272,890Inner
15Waltham Forest14.99265,797Outer
16Greenwich18.28264,008Inner
17Haringey11.42263,386Outer
18Hounslow21.61262,407Outer
19Hackney7.36257,379Inner
20Harrow19.49243,372Outer
21Havering43.35242,080Outer
22Bexley23.38236,687Outer
23Camden8.40229,719Inner
24Westminster8.29226,841Inner
25Islington5.74215,667Inner
26Merton14.52203,223Outer
27Sutton16.93195,914Outer
28Barking and Dagenham13.93194,352Outer
29Richmond upon Thames22.17191,365Outer
30Hammersmith and Fulham6.33178,685Inner
31Kingston upon Thames14.38166,793Outer
32Kensington and Chelsea4.68155,594Inner
33City of London1.127,000Inner

*reader note : City of London is not a borough, it is governed by the City of London Corporation, but is an inner London council.

Those are full list of borough of London, consists of the city of London and 32 London boroughs (inner London and outer London). Croydon is the most populous borough in London, while Kensington and Chelsea is the least populous (if we exlude City of London).

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