Leeds, Yorkshire
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Clockwise from top left: Leeds Town Hall, Trinity Leeds, Bridgewater Place, Leeds Dock, First Direct Arena.
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| Motto: "Pro rege et lege" (Latin: "For king and the law") |
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 Leeds shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W | |
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| City region | Leeds |
| Ceremonial county |
 West Yorkshire
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| Historic county | Yorkshire |
| Borough charter | 1207 |
| Municipal charter | 1626 |
| City status | 1893 |
| Administrative HQ |
Leeds Civic Hall, Millenium Square |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough |
| • Body | Leeds City Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and cabinet |
| • Executive | Labour |
| • Leader | Judith Blake |
| • Lord Mayor | Gerry Harper |
| • Chief Executive | Tom Riordan |
| Area | |
| • City | 213.0 sq mi (551.7 km2) |
| • Urban | 188.3 sq mi (487.8 km2) |
| Area rank | 84th |
| Highest elevation | 1,115 ft (340 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • City | 774,100 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 3,630/sq mi (1,403/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,777,934 (4th) |
| • Urban density | 9,440/sq mi (3,645/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,302,000 (4th) |
| Demonym(s) | Loiner, Leodensian |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode areas | LS WF, BD (parts) |
| Dialling codes | 0113 (Leeds) 01924 (Wakefield) 01937 (Wetherby) 01943 (Guiseley) 01977 (Pontefract) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-LDS |
| GSS code | E08000035 |
| NUTS 3 code | UKE42 |
| ONS code | 00DA |
| OS grid reference | SE296338 |
| Motorways |
M1 M62 M621 A1(M) A58(M) A64(M) |
| Major railway stations | Leeds (A) |
| International airports | Leeds Bradford (LBA) |
| GDP | US$ 76.84 billion |
| – Per capita | US$ 33,355 |
| GVA (2013) |
£20.3bn (4th)  10.8% |
| – Per capita |
£26,741 (4th) 10.8% |
| Councillors | 99 |
| MPs |
List of MPs
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| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Website | www.leeds.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W Leeds 
i/liːdz/ is a city in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in Yorkshire's West Riding, the history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the name referred to a wooded area of the Kingdom of Elmet. The name has been applied to many administrative entities over the centuries. It changed from being the appellation of a small manorial borough in the 13th century, through several incarnations, to being the name attached to the present metropolitan borough. In the 17th and 18th centuries Leeds became a major centre for the production and trading of wool.
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