London boroughs

The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the

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make up the administrative area of

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; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965 by the ''

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'' and are a type of local government district. Twelve were designated as Inner London boroughs and twenty as Outer London boroughs. The

, the historic centre, is a separate ceremonial county and local government district that functions quite differently from a London borough. However, the two counties together comprise the administrative area of

as well as the London

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, all of which is also governed by the Greater London Authority. The London boroughs have populations of between 150,000 and 400,000. Inner London boroughs tend to be smaller,