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| City of Portsmouth | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, City (1926) |
| Region: | South East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 319th 40.25 km˛ |
| Admin. HQ: | Portsmouth |
| ONS code: | 00MR |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 74th 188,501 4,683 / km˛ |
| Ethnicity: | 94.7% White 2.4% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
Portsmouth City Council http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| 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: | Syd RapsonSydney Norman John Rapson (born 17 April 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour Party member of Parliament for Portsmouth North since 1997. Rapson, Syd., Mike Hancocksee Mike Hancock (Canadian politician) for the mayor of Brantford, Ontario Michael Thomas Hancock (born 9 April 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for Portsmouth South. He first won this seat in a by-e |
Portsmouth is a city of about 186,000 located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of 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. A significant naval port for centuries, previously the world's largest naval base and home to many famous ships, Portsmouth has declined in recent years but remains a major dockyard and base for the Royal NavyThe Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. It operates a number of aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, fifteen nuclear submarines, and various other ships, as well as aircraft and Britain's amphibious forces, the Royal Marines. The Royal Navy. Its telephone area code is 023 92, and was previously 01705, and before that 0705.
Most of the city lies on Portsea Island, located at the confluence of the SolentThe Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. It is a great centre for yachting and is renowned as one of the most expensive waters to cross by ferry in the world. It is sheltered by the Isle of Wight, and and the English ChannelThe English Channel is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. In French it is called La Manche ("the sleeve"). It is about 350 miles long and at its widest i. The island is separated from the mainland to the north by a narrow creek, bridged in three places to make it (in appearance) a peninsula. The sheltered Portsmouth Harbour lies to the west of the island and the large tidal bay of Langstone Harbour is to the east. Portsdown Hill dominates the skyline to the north and to the south are the waters of the Solent with the Isle of Wight beyond.
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