LEICESTER

England · UNITED KINGDOM (GB) · 52.64°N / 1.13°W

ENG

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,644,668

Leicester is a city in United Kingdom with a population of 368,600. It sits at 52.64/-1.13, runs on Europe/London, is 1 km from Belgrave.

Population 368,600

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/London

All facts

fields

Country: United Kingdom
Subdivision: England
Coords: 52.64°N / 1.13°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Belgrave England 11,558 1.6 km

E Humberstone England 18,854 3.2 km

N Birstall England 12,216 3.3 km

SW Braunstone England 16,850 3.9 km

S Aylestone England 11,151 4.0 km

W Glenfield England 10,000 4.4 km

SE Oadby England 23,849 4.9 km

NW Anstey England 6,528 5.5 km

W Leicester Forest East England 13,846 6.1 km

SE Evington England 17,268 6.2 km

Air access

nearby

EGBG

Leicester Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

EMA

East Midlands Airport

Large airport

25.2 km

NQT

Nottingham City Airport

Medium airport

31.5 km

CVT

Coventry Airport

Medium airport

38.1 km

EGBD

Derby Airfield

Small airport

41.0 km

Universities

linked

De Montfort University Leicester

dmu.ac.uk

University of Leicester

le.ac.uk

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Leicester?: 368,600 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Leicester in?: Europe/London.
Which country is Leicester in?: United Kingdom (GB).

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2644668

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2644668,
    "name": "Leicester",
    "ascii_name": "Leicester",
    "country_code": "GB",
    "population": 368600,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/London",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 52.6386,
    "longitude": -1.13169
  }
}