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Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is located in Greater Lunnon
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Location within Greater Lunnon
Population73,390 (Millwall, Blackwall an Cubitt Town, East India an Lansbury an Limehouse wairds 2011 Census)
OS grid referenceTQ375802
Lunnon burgh
Ceremonial coontyGreater Lunnon
Region
KintraIngland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounLONDON
Postcode destrictE14
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLunnon
AmbulanceLunnon
EU PairlamentLunnon
UK Pairlament
Lunnon Assemmly
Leet o places
UK
Ingland
Lunnon
51°30′18″N 0°01′19″W / 51.505°N 0.022°W / 51.505; -0.022Coordinates: 51°30′18″N 0°01′19″W / 51.505°N 0.022°W / 51.505; -0.022

Canary Wharf is the seicontar central business destrict (CBD) o Lunnon, an is a wider electoral waird o the Lunnon Burgh o Tower Hamlets, encompassin pairt o the neebourin Isle of Dogs[1]. It is ane o the main financial centres o the Unitit Kingdom, alang wi the City of London, an conteens mony o Europe's tawest biggins, includin the seicont-tawest in the UK, One Canada Square.[2][3]

Canary Wharf is 97 acre (39 hectare) an conteens aroond 16,000,000 square feet (1,500,000 m2) o office an retail space. It comprises mony appen auries, includin Canada Square, Cabot Square an Westferry Circus. Thegether wi Heron Quays an Wood Wharf, it forms the Canary Wharf Estate.

References

  1. https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Borough_statistics/Ward_profiles/Canary-Wharf-FINAL-10062014.pdf
  2. "Heron Tower becomes tallest building in The City". BBC News. 21 Februar 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. "United Kingdom list of tallest buildings". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 12 Januar 2009.