City of London

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City of London
Coat of arms
Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us
Shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Greater London
Status	sui generis, City and Ceremonial County
Admin HQ	Guildhall
Government
- Leadership	see text
- Mayor	John Stuttard
- MP	Mark Field
- London Assembly	John Biggs
Area
- City	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
Population (2005 est)
- City	9,200
- Density	8,215.4/sq mi (3,172/km²)
- Ethnicity	84.4% White 68.3% British 12.8% non-British 3.3% Irish 6.8% South Asian 2.6% African-Caribbean 2.0% Chinese
- ONS code	00AA
	Population Ranked 353rd
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
- Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postal code	EC
Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

The City of London is a district of London, capital city of the United Kingdom. It is in central London and is the oldest part of the city, dating back to Roman times.

The City of London has its own special mayor, the Lord Mayor, and other ancient features of government, dating back to medieval times.

It is here in the City of London where most of the United Kingdom's financial trade is done. It is a very small area, covering only a square mile, and has a very small population too (8,000). However, many people come to work here and during work times it can be very busy, with some 300,000 people.

Greater London • London • City of London

London Boroughs: Barking and Dagenham • Barnet • Bexley • Brent • Bromley • Camden • Croydon • Ealing • Enfield • Greenwich • Hackney • Hammersmith and Fulham • Haringey • Harrow • Havering • Hillingdon • Hounslow • Islington • Kensington and Chelsea • Kingston • Lambeth • Lewisham • Merton • Newham • Redbridge • Richmond • Southwark • Sutton • Tower Hamlets • Waltham Forest • Wandsworth • Westminster Sui generis: City of London (Exclaves: Inner Temple • Middle Temple) See also: Greater London Authority • London Assembly • Mayor of London