Gloucester

Gloucester
Gloucester
City and Non-metropolitan district
	Gloucester and its cathedral
	Coat of arms
	City of Gloucester shown within Gloucestershire
	Coordinates: 51°51′52″N 02°14′40″W / 51.86444°N 2.24444°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Gloucestershire
Status	Non-metropolitan district, city
Admin HQ	Gloucester
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Gloucester City Council
• Leadership	Mayor & Cabinet ( )
• MPs	Richard Graham
Area
• Total	15.65 sq mi (40.54 km2)
• Rank	289th (of 326)
Population (2005 est.)
• Total	128,500
• Rank	170th (of 326)
• Density	8,200/sq mi (3,200/km2)
• Ethnicity	84.6% White British; 4.6% White Other; 4.8% Asian ; 2.9% Black or Black British; 2.9% Mixed Race; 0.3% Other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	GL1-GL4
Area code	01452
ONS code	23UE (ONS); E07000081 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO832186
Website	www.gloucester.gov.uk

Gloucester (pronounced [ˈglɒstə]) is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is near the Welsh border on the River Severn.^[1]