Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea facts for kids
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | |
 Shown within Greater London |
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| Official website | http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/ |
Quick facts for kids Geography |
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| Status | London borough Royal borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked Ranked 353rd 12.13 km² |
| ONS code | 00AW |
| Admin HQ | Kensington |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 67th (of 354) 196,200 16,175 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 79.0% White 7.0% Afro-Caribbean 4.9% South Asian 1.6% Chinese Expatriate Origins: 5.1% United States, 3% France |
| Politics | |
| Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Mayor | Cllr Andrew Dalton |
| Executive | Conservative |
| MPs | Karen Buck (Lab) Malcolm Rifkind (Con) |
| London Assembly — Member |
West Central Angie Bray (Con) |
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough, west of central London. Notting Hill is in North Kensington.
The borough includes several districts in the west of London; before 1965 the two boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea were separately administered.
| Greater London • London • City of London | |
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London Boroughs: Barking and Dagenham • Barnet • Bexley • Brent • Bromley • Camden • Croydon • Ealing • Enfield • Greenwich • Hackney • Hammersmith and Fulham • Haringey • Harrow • Havering • Hillingdon • Hounslow • Islington • Kensington and Chelsea • Kingston • Lambeth • Lewisham • Merton • Newham • Redbridge • Richmond • Southwark • Sutton • Tower Hamlets • Waltham Forest • Wandsworth • Westminster |
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Images for kids
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Grenfell Tower in the early morning of 14 June 2017.
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A typical mews in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Main entrance of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London
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Social services transport provided by the Borough
See also
In Spanish: Kensington y Chelsea para niños
