Royal Borough of Greenwich
Royal Borough of Greenwich | |
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| Motto: We Govern by Serving | |
Greenwich shown within Greater London | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Admin HQ | Woolwich |
| Government | |
| • Type | London borough council |
| • Body | Greenwich London Borough Council |
| • London Assembly | Len Duvall (Labour) AM for Greenwich and Lewisham |
| • MPs | Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) Clive Efford (Labour) Matthew Pennycook (Labour) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.28 sq mi (47.35 km2) |
| • Rank | 245th (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 291,080 |
| • Rank | 53rd (of 296) |
| • Density | 16,000/sq mi (6,100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcodes | |
| Area code | 020 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-GRE |
| ONS code | 00AL |
| GSS code | E09000011 |
| Police | Metropolitan Police |
| Website | www |
The Royal Borough of Greenwich (/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ ⓘ, /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/, /ˈɡrɪnɪtʃ/ or /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/) is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and most of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall.
Greenwich is the location of the Greenwich prime meridian, on which all Coordinated Universal Time is based. The prime meridian running through Greenwich, and the Greenwich Observatory is where the designation Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT began, and on which all world times are based. In 2012, Greenwich was listed as a top ten global destination by Frommer's – the only UK destination to be listed.
To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3 February 2012, due in part to its historic links with the royal family, but also to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status as home of the Prime Meridian.