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.

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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 Flag of Niigata, Niigata.svg Niigata Niigata
United States Unitit States Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina.svg Raleigh Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
Iceland Iceland Reykjavik Coat of Arms.svg Reykjavík Reykjavík
Netherlands Netherlands Flag of Rotterdam.svg Rotterdam Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg Sooth Holland
Poland Poland POL Szczecin COA.svg Szczecin POL województwo zachodniopomorskie COA.svg West Pomerania
Australie Australie Launceston Coat of arms of Tasmania.svg Tasmanie

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

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