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Area of the City

The area of Leicester is:

  • 7,309 hectares OR
  • 73.09 square kilometres OR
  • 28.22 square miles OR
  • 18,060 acres.

The perimeter of the City is 51.73 kilometres or 32.14 miles, and the City can be contained within a circle of radius 6.4 kilometres. The geographical centre of Leicester is just off Humberstone Gate, about 143 metres from the Clock Tower.