The metropolitan area of London, England,
comprising the City of London, which forms a
self-governing enclave, and 32 surrounding
boroughs; area 1,580 sq km/610 sq mi;
population (1987) 6,770,000. Certain powers
were exercised over this whole area by the
Greater London Council (GLC) until its
abolition 1986. The London boroughs are:
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent,
Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield,
Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham,
Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon,
Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea,
Kingston-upon-Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham,
Merton, Newham, Redbridge,
Richmond-upon-Thames, Southwark, Sutton,
Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, and
Wandsworth.