Kingston upon Hull
Appearance
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
[eedit | eedit soorce]Hull haes formal twinnin arrangements wi several places:
Kintra | Place | Coonty / Destrict / Region / State | Date | |||
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Sierra Leone | Freetown | Wastren Aurie | ||||
Japan | Niigata | Niigata | ||||
Unitit States | Raleigh | North Carolina | ||||
Iceland | Reykjavík | Reykjavík | ||||
Netherlands | Rotterdam | Sooth Holland | ||||
Poland | Szczecin | West Pomerania | ||||
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
[eedit | eedit soorce]Coordinates: 53°44.66′N 0°19.95′W / 53.74433°N 0.33250°W
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