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Facts

• Leeds is the second largest metropolitan district in the UK
• According to the data, the population of Leeds is 715,404 - making it the third biggest city in the UK after London and Birmingham.
• There are more females (369,570) than males (345,834) living in Leeds.
• Leeds Metropolitan District spans 15 miles east to west and 13 miles north to south, covering 217 square miles.
• 65% of Leeds is greenbelt land.
• Leeds is a major employment centre for adjacent districts. Out of a total workforce in West Yorkshire of 936,000, nearly half (that’s 442,000 people) work in Leeds.
• The city centre has 2 miles of traffic-free shopping and over 1,000 shops
• There are over 200,000 students here, 64,000 of whom are degree students at Leeds’ two internationally acclaimed universities
• Leeds is one of the greenest cities in Europe, with greenbelt land covering over two-thirds of its total area
• One of the driest places in the UK, Leeds rainfall is about 2" a month. Temperatures rarely drop below the 40s or rise above the 70s farenheit.
• The natives of Leeds are known as Loiners and the name "Leeds" came from "Loidis", a word of Celtic origin.
• Leeds became a city by Royal Charter in 1893.
• The history of Leeds shows that during WWII, approximately 200 buildings were destroyed by the bombers.
• Did you know that in October 1880 Louis le Prince recorded the very first moving images with a Leeds back garden as his subject.
• University of leeds has 32,500 students from over 142 countries.
• Leeds has four different degree standard institutes of learning.
• Leeds United turned professional in 1920
• Leeds Carnival is Western Europe's oldest West Indian Carnival, and the UK's second largest after Notting Hill Carnival.

Opinions

• The Independent called Leeds the ‘Best UK University Destination’.
• Lack of road signs.
• 'We all hate Leeds (scum), we all hate Leeds (scum), we all hate Leeds (scum)' and so on and so forth.
• Xmas markets, mulled wine, German Beer tents, bright lights, good memories.
• Vibrant full of life.
• Cold, so very cold.
• Good for a drink... or two. Or three.
• Leeds is a beautiful city, really laid back.
• I JUST ADORE L'ARCHITECTURE! (french that boss)
• There is snow...
• LCA, is good.

Words

• Vibrant
• Sociable
• Fun
• Big
• Scary
• Exciting
• Students
• Greggs
• Energetic
• Busy
• Cold
• Hectic
• Different
• Mad
• Brilliant
• Easy
• Festive
• Chilled
• Cool
• Interesting
• University

Statistics

• Ethnicity
  (2001 census)[3] 89.1% White
  5.4% Asian or Asian British
  2.0% Black or Black British
  1.7% Mixed Race
  1.8% Chinese and other

• Leeds is within the Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency, which is represented by two Conservative, one Labour, one UKIP, one Liberal Democrat and one BNP MEPs. The voting figures for Leeds in the European Parliament election in June 2009 were: Conservative 22.6%, Labour 21.4%, UKIP 15.9%, Lib Dem 13.8%, BNP 10.0%, Green 9.4%.