City of Cambridge | |
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City and non-metropolitan district | |
Coordinates: 52°12′18″N 0°07′08″E / 52.205°N 0.119°E | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | East of England |
Ceremonial county | Cambridgeshire |
Admin HQ | Cambridge Guildhall |
Founded | 1st century |
City status | 1951 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district, city |
• Governing body | Cambridge City Council |
• Mayor | George Pippas (LD) |
• MPs: | Daniel Zeichner (L) Heidi Allen (C) |
Area | |
• City and non-metropolitan district | 40.7 km2 (15.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• City and non-metropolitan district | (ranked 164th) |
• Metro | 280,000 - |
• Ethnicity (2011) | 66% White British 1.4% White Irish 15% White Other 1.7% Black British 3.2% Mixed Race 11% British Asian & Chinese 1.6% other |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode | |
ONS code | 12UB (ONS) E07000008 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". |
Website | www.cambridge.gov.uk |
Cambridge is a city in England. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of London. The city is famous for its university, the University of Cambridge, which is thought to be one of the best universities in the world. The university has a hospital (Addenbrooke's Hospital), laboratory (Cavendish Laboratory), chapel (King's College Chapel) and library (Cambridge University Library). There is also a Central Library in Cambridge, on the first floor of the Grand Arcade, St Andrew's Street.