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City of Cambridge

King's College Chapel, seen from The Backs

Coat of Arms of the City Council

Cambridge shown within Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°12′29″N 0°7′21″W / 52.20806, -0.1225

Sovereign state

United Kingdom

Constituent country

England

Region

East of England

Ceremonial county

Cambridgeshire

Admin HQ

Cambridge City Centre

Founded

1st century

City status

1951

Government

- Type

Shire district, City

- Governing body

Cambridge City Council

- Mayor

Mike Dixon

- MPs:

David Howarth (LD)
Andrew Lansley (C)

Area

- District & City

44.7 sq mi (115.65 km²)

Population (2007 est.)

- District & City

120,000 (Ranked 169th)

- Urban

130,000 (est.)
(Cambridge Urban Area)

- County

752,900

- Ethnicity

74.5% White British
1.4% White Irish
9.6% White Other
2.2% Mixed Race
5.2% British Asian
5.0% Chinese and other
2.2% Black British

Time zone

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

Postcode

Area code(s)

01223

Website: www.cambridge.gov.uk

The city of Cambridge (pronunciation (help·info) Came-bridge) is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) north of London and is surrounded by a number of smaller towns and villages. It is also at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen.

Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower in the north. The city's name is pronounced /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/, as opposed to another Cambridge in Gloucestershire, England, which is pronounced /ˈkæmbrɪdʒ/.

According to the 2001 United Kingdom census, the City's population was 108,863 (including 22,153 students), and the population of the urban area (which includes parts of South Cambridgeshire district) is estimated to be 130,000.

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