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Kingston upon Hull

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Kingston upon Hull, uisually referred tae as Hull (alirnitv speelin Ull), is a ceety an unitary authority aurie in the ceremonial coonty o the East Riding o Yorkshire, Ingland. It staunds on the River Hull at its junction wi the Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland frae the North Sea. Hull haes a resident population o 258,700 (2008 est.). The Lairger Urban Zone (LUZ) population staunds at 573,300. It as creem telaphon boxes.

Twinned ceeties

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Hull Ceety Haw

Hull haes formal twinnin arrangements wi several places:

Kintra Place Coonty / Destrict / Region / State Date
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Freetown Wastren Aurie
Japan Japan Niigata Niigata
United States Unitit States Raleigh North Carolina
Iceland Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík
Netherlands Netherlands Rotterdam Sooth Holland
Poland Poland Szczecin West Pomerania
Australie Australie Launceston Tasmanie

Hull, Massachusetts, in the USA is named efter this ceety, as is Hull, Quebec, which is pairt o the Canadian naitional caipital region.

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 53°44.66′N 0°19.95′W / 53.74433°N 0.33250°W / 53.74433; -0.33250