Coventry

Coventry
City and Metropolitan borough
Skyline of Coventry city centre view from One Friargate
Flag Coat of arms
Shown within the West Midlands county
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Coordinates: 52°24′29″N 1°30′38″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Ceremonial county	West Midlands
Historic county	Warwickshire
Administrative HQ	Council House
Founded	1043
Founded by	Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Coventry City Council
• Leadership	Leader and cabinet
• Executive	Labour Party
• Lord Mayor	John Blundell (Con)
• Council Leader	George Duggins (Lab)
• Chief Executive	Martin Reeves
Area
• City and Metropolitan borough	38.09 sq mi (98.64 km2)
Population  (ONS mid-year estimates)
• City and Metropolitan borough	352,900 (Ranked 15th)
• Density	8,050/sq mi (3,108/km2)
• Metro	651,600
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	CV
Area code(s)	024
ISO 3166-2	GB-COV
ONS code	00CQ (ONS) E08000026 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SP335785
NUTS 3	UKG33
2017 mid-year estimate	360,100
Ethnicity (2011 Census)	73.8% White (66.6% White British) 16.3% Asian 5.5% Black 2.7% Mixed Race 1.6% Other
Website	Coventry

Coventry is a city in England. It is the 9th biggest city in England. It is also a metropolitan borough. It is in the West Midlands county. It used to be in Warwickshire.

During the 19th century Coventry became a great manufacturing area, especially for bicycles. In the 20th century it made many motor cars. It also made aeroplanes. It was badly bombed in World War II. During the November 1940 bombing, the city's cathedral was destroyed. A new cathedral was built after the war.

The city has two universities. Coventry University is in the city centre. The University of Warwick is in the south of Coventry.

The local football team is Coventry City F.C..

Coventry will be UK City of Culture in 2021.