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| City of Oxford | |
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Shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | City (1542) |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Oxfordshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 306th 45.59 km˛ |
| Admin. HQ: | Oxford |
| ONS code: | 38UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 127th 134,605 2,953 / km˛ |
| Ethnicity: | 87.1% White 4.8% S.Asian 2.5% Afro-Carib. 1.8% Chinese |
| Politics | |
| Oxford City Council http://www.oxford.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPsThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | Andrew SmithThe Right Honourable Andrew Smith (born 1952) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and a former member of the Cabinet. He is MP for Oxford East, and after Labour's victory in the 1997 general election he was made a minister in the Department for, Evan HarrisEvan Leslie Harris (born 21 October 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon, and was first elected in 1997. He is president of Delga, the Lib Dem's LGBT group. He is treasurer o |
Oxford is a city and local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in Oxfordshire, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap census). Its latitude and longitude are 51°45'07" N and 1°15'28" W (at Carfax Tower, which is usually considered the centre). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
It is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold for the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. Unlike its great rival, Cambridge, Oxford is an industrial city, particularly associated with car manufacture in the suburb of Cowley .
Oxford is twinned with Bonn, Grenoble, Leiden, and León.