Collection 11,Research,

20 Photos.

20 Words.

Cold

Northern

Shopping

Multi-cultural

Ring road

Students

City

United

Friendly

Traffic

Industrial

Contemporary

Cultured

Clean

Disorientating

Steep

Greggs
Expensive

Busy

Entertaining

Facts/Statistics.

•The borough made a significant number of territorial expansions, expanding from •21,593 acres (87.38 km²) in 1911 to •40,612 acres (164.35 km²) in 1961

•The borough was located in the West Riding of Yorkshire and gained city status in 1893

•The Borough of Leeds was created in 1207

•population of 770,800 (2008 est.)

•second largest local government district in England by population; and the second largest metropolitan district by area.

•The district extends 15 miles (24 km) from east to west

•13 miles (21 km) from north to south

•over 65% covered with green belt land

•The highest point, at 1,115 feet (340 m)

•The lowest points are at around 33 feet (10 m)

•31 civil parishes

•The district is represented by eight MPs

•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%.[10]

• Density 3,574/sq mi (1,380/km²)

•Total 213 sq mi (551.72 km²)

•Coordinates:  53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W

•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

•112,000 people work in the city’s financial and business sectors

•Leeds is the UK’s third-largest manufacturing centre, with 1,800 companies employing over 39,000 people. It has recognised strengths in advanced engineering, printing, chemicals and food industries

•The city is fast developing as a centre for the new, online economy.

•The city's media, communications & advertising sector is growing by about 10% a year.

•The city has the most diverse economy in the UK

•Leeds has a GVA of £15.4bn

•London Kings Cross can be reached by rail in just over two hours

•The city centre is less than 20 miles from the Yorkshire Dales National Park

•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

Opinions.

• “Leeds is a great place to live but as people have said above there are some rough areas”

• “The ring road pisses me off its really confusing”

• “I went there when I was younger, I just remember everything being uphill!”

• “It’s got really good shopping!”

• “I think Leeds is the place to be what ever your interests and whatever your needs.”

• “The bars were very poor, many of the door men are aggressive and unfriendly”.

• “Clubbing and drinking/eating in Leeds is great!”

• “Great compact centre with excellent shops, pubs and food. Culture well covered and, to clear away the cobwebs on a Sunday afternoon the dales are 30 minutes away!”

• “Leeds has a very international population which would make everyone who goes there feel at home, great place to be...”

• “So much colder than my home town, it’s snowing here already!”