Southampton

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately 80 miles south-west of London, 20 miles west of Portsmouth, and 20 miles south-east of Salisbury. Southampton... Wikipedia

  • Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
  • Country:  England
  • Region:  South East England
  • Ceremonial county:  Hampshire
  • Settled:  c. AD 43
  • City status:  1964
  • Unitary authority:  1997
  • Type:  Unitary authority, city
  • Governing body:  Southampton City Council
  • Leadership:  Leader & cabinet
  • Council control:  Labour
  • Members of Parliament:  Caroline Nokes (C), Royston Smith (C), Alan Whitehead (L)
  • Population (2018):  269,781
  • Estimate (2017):  252,400 (Council area)
  • Urban:  855,569
  • Metro:  1,547,000 (South Hampshire)
  • Ethnicity, (United Kingdom 2005 Estimate):  85.9% White British, 8.4% Asian, 7.2% White other, 2.4% Mixed, 2.2% Black, 1.2% other
  • Demonym(s):  Sotonian
  • Time zone:  Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
  • Summer (DST):  British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  • Postcode span:  SO
  • Area code(s):  023 then all phone numbers are 8 digits long beginning with 8
  • GDP:  US$ 51.6 billion
  • GDP per capita:  US$ 37,832
  • GVA:  2013
  • Total:  £9.7 bn ($15.7 bn) (12th)
  • Growth:  2.6%
  • Per capita:  £21,400 ($34,300) (15th)
  • Growth:  0.6%
  • Grid ref.:  [ SU 42 11]
  • ONS code:  00MS (ONS), E06000045 (GSS)
  • Police:  Hampshire and Isle of Wight
  • Ambulance:  South Central
  • Fire:  Hampshire and Isle of Wight
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo