London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London Borough a bit east of the City of London and north of the River Thames.
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | |
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| Official website | http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 348th 19.77 km² |
| ONS code | 00BG |
| Admin HQ | Clove Crescent, Blackwall |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 61st (of 354) 213,200 10,784 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 51.4% White (42.9% White British, 1.9% Irish, 6.6% white other) 36.6% South Asian 6.5% Black British 2.6% Mixed race 1.8% Chinese 0.1% Arab 0.1% Jewish |
| Politics | |
| Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Mayor | Shafiqul Haque |
| Executive | Labour |
| MPs | Jim Fitzpatrick Rushanara Ali |
| London Assembly — Member |
City and East John Biggs |
Victoria Park is one of the most important parks. It has a canal running through it and lots of people like to walk their dogs.
| 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 | |
London Borough Of Tower Hamlets Media
The Tower of London is in the borough, and the borough's name references the hamlets which owed military service to the castle authorities.
Brick Lane is known for being a significant centre of the British Bangladeshi community
Canary Wharf, world headquarters of numerous major banks and professional services firms
Canary Wharf, seen from a high-level walkway on Tower Bridge
Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road
