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Lincoln, Ingland

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City of Lincoln
Aviw of Castle square - which is not a square at all. In the foreground is the cobbled surface of the open space which is surrounded by historic buildings. From left to right, the Regency Assembly Rooms, a Georgian three-storey house, Leigh-Pemberton house: a half-timbered building with the upper storey projecting, a medieval church, and the entrance to the Cathedral Close. In the left distance the towers of the Cathedral rise into a blue sky.
Cathedral an Castle Square frae the castle observation touer
Banner o City of Lincoln
Banner
Coat of airms o City of Lincoln
Coat airms
Map o Lincoln: a St Georges flag (a red cross on a white grund), wi a gowd fleur-de-lys at the hert o the reid cross.
Lincoln shown athin Lincolnshire
Coordinates: 53°13′58″N 0°32′16″W / 53.23272°N 0.537661°W / 53.23272; -0.537661Coordinates: 53°13′58″N 0°32′16″W / 53.23272°N 0.537661°W / 53.23272; -0.537661
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Constituent kintraIngland
RegionEast Midlands
Nan-metropolitan coontyLincolnshire
StatusNan-metropolitan destrict, Burgh, Ceety
Admeen HQLincoln
Incorporatit1 Apryle 1974
Govrenment
 • TeepNan-metropolitan destrict cooncil
 • BodiCity of Lincoln Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Labour)
 • MPsKaren Lee
Area
 • Ceety & Burgh35.69 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Area rank300t (o 326)
Population
 (2011 est.)
 • Ceety & Burgh97,541[1]
 • Rank247t (o 326)
 • Urban
130,200[3]
 • Metro
189,000[2]
 • Ethnicity
95.6% White
0.8% S. Asie[4]
0.8% Erse
0.5% Cheenese
0.5% African
Demonym(s)Lincolnian
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
Area code(s)01522
ONS code32UD (ONS)
E07000138 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSK9771
Websitewww.lincoln.gov.uk

Lincoln is a cathedral ceety an the coonty toun o Lincolnshire, athin the East Midlands o Ingland. The nan-metropolitan destrict o Lincoln haes a 2012 population o 94,600.[5]

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns

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Lincoln is twinned wi:[6]

References

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  1. http://www.research-lincs.org.uk/UI/Documents/2011%20Census%20Estimates%20Info%20Sheet_Lincoln%20unrounded.pdf
  2. Leet o metropolitan auries in the Unitit Kinrick
  3. Leet o urban auries in the Unitit Kinrick
  4. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics (ONS). Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. ONS: Mid 2012 Population Estimates: cited in James Wilkinson : City of Lincoln Council Lincoln Drivers Report Winter 2013 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 August 2014
  6. a b c d e Fenn, Kate. "Lincoln's Twin Towns". City of Lincoln Council, City Hall, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln. Retrieved 11 Juin 2013.
  7. Norton, Emily. "Lincoln Twinning agreed with Chinese city". The Lincolnite, Stonebow Media Ltd, Sparkhouse Studios, Lincoln, LN6 7DQ. Retrieved 22 October 2014.