Tower Hamlets

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a borough in , England. Situated on the north bank of the and immediately east of the , the borough spans the traditional and much of the regenerated area, including , one of the world's largest central business districts.
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  • Locality with 305,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 49 feet (15 metres)
  • …is abbreviated as “TWH”
  • Description: borough in the London Region in England
  • Also known as
    “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
    “Tower Hamlets (unparished area)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

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, officially His Majesty's Royal…

Bridge
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is a Grade I listed combined bascule…

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Since Roman times, several crossings named London…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City of London and East End.

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The , also known as the City, or the…

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The is a district of inner .

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is a borough of .

Tower Hamlets

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Latitude
51.5167° or 51° 31′ north
Longitude
-0.05° or 0° 3′ west
Open location code
9C3XGW8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
2635594
Wiki­data ID
Q208152

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Tower Hamlets” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Arabic: “حي تاور هامليتس، لندن”
  • Arabic: “حي تاور هامليتس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tauer-Hemlets”
  • Balinese: “Tower Hamlets (borough London)”
  • Balinese: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Basque: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Belarusian: “Таўэр-Гэмлетс”
  • Belarusian: “Таўэр-Хэмлетс”
  • Bengali: “টাওয়ার হ্যামলেট্‌স”
  • Catalan: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Cebuano: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Chinese: “哈姆雷特塔倫敦自治市”
  • Chinese: “塔村區”
  • Chinese: “陶尔哈姆莱茨区”
  • Chinese: “陶爾哈姆萊茨”
  • Chinese: “陶爾哈姆萊茨倫敦自治市”
  • Chinese: “陶爾哈姆萊茨區”
  • Czech: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Danish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Danish: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Dutch: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Dutch: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Esperanto: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Estonian: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Estonian: “Tower Hamletsi linnaosa”
  • Finnish: “Tower Hamlets”
  • French: “borough londonien de Tower Hamlets”
  • French: “Borough londonien de Tower Hamlets”
  • French: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Galician: “Tower Hamlets”
  • German: “GB-TWH”
  • German: “Limehouse”
  • German: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • German: “Poplar”
  • German: “Tower Hamlets”
  • German: “Wapping”
  • Gujarati: “લંડન બોરો ઓફ ટાવર હેમ્લેટ્સ”
  • Hebrew: “טאואר האמלטס”
  • Hebrew: “טאוור האמלטס”
  • Hebrew: “טאוור המלטס”
  • Hebrew: “רובע טאוור האמלטס של לונדון”
  • Hebrew: “רובע טאוור האמלטס”
  • Hebrew: “רובע טאוור המלטס של לונדון”
  • Hebrew: “רובע טאוור המלטס”
  • Hebrew: “רובע לונדון של טאוור האמלטס”
  • Hebrew: “רובע לונדון של טאוור המלטס”
  • Hindi: “टावर हैमलट्स बरो”
  • Hindi: “टावर हैमलेट्स बरो”
  • Hungarian: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Hungarian: “Tower Hamlets kerület”
  • Icelandic: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Irish: “Buirg Londan Tower Hamlets”
  • Italian: “borgo londinese di Tower Hamlets”
  • Italian: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Japanese: “タワー・ハムレッツ・ロンドン特別区”
  • Japanese: “タワーハムレッツ・ロンドン特別区”
  • Japanese: “タワーハムレッツ区”
  • Kannada: “ಲಂಡನ್ ಬರೋ ಆಫ್ ಟವರ್ ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಲೆಟ್ಸ್”
  • Korean: “타워햄리츠구”
  • Latin: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Latvian: “Tauerhemletsa”
  • Luxembourgish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Malay: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Northern Frisian: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Norwegian: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Persian: “منطقه تاور هملتس لندن”
  • Polish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Polish: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Portuguese: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Romanian: “Burgul londonez Tower Hamlets”
  • Romanian: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Russian: “Тауэр Хэмлетс”
  • Russian: “Тауэр-Хамлетс”
  • Russian: “Тауэр-Хэмлетс”
  • Scots: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Scots: “Lunnon Borough o Touer Hamlets”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Slovenian: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تاور هملتس لندن منطقه‌سی”
  • Spanish: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Swedish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
  • Swedish: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Tajik: “Тауэр Ҳамлетс”
  • Tamil: “லண்டன் பாரூக்ஹ் ஆப் டவர் ஹாம்லெட்ஸ்”
  • Telugu: “లండన్ బోరోగ్ అఫ్ టవర్ హమ్లెట్స్”
  • Turkish: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Ukrainian: “Тавер-Гемлетс”
  • Ukrainian: “Тауер-Гемлетс”
  • Ukrainian: “Тауер-Хемлетс”
  • Urdu: “ٹاور ہیملٹس بورو”
  • Urdu: “لندن بورو ٹاور ہیملٹس”
  • Vlaams: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Llundain Tower Hamlets”
  • Welsh: “Tower Hamlets”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہیملٹس ٹاور”
  • Yiddish: “לאנדאנער בארא פון טאר האמלעטס”
  • Yue Chinese: “塔村區”

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