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Leeds is mostly split between the [[Skyrack]] and [[Agbrigg and Morley]] wapentakes of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].
Leeds is mostly split between the [[Skyrack]] and [[Agbrigg and Morley]] wapentakes of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].
==The People==
==The People==
Despite the old image of a grim northern industrial town, Leeds now has a thriving multicultural community with thousands of students and workers choosing to live here. Despite the influx of Muslim people from neighboring Bradford, UK,<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/07/27/british-islamists-expand-campaign-to-set-up-sharia-law-zones-in-uk-cities/ British Islamists Expand Campaign To Set Up Sharia Law Zones In UK Cities…]</ref> Leeds citizens have lost none of their reputation for friendliness and hospitality except if you might espouse Christianity.
Demonyms for people from Leeds are ''Loiners'' and ''Leodensians'', the latter may also refer to a current or former pupil of Leeds Grammar School.
Despite the old image of a grim northern industrial town, Leeds now has a thriving multicultural community with thousands of students and workers choosing to live here. Despite the influx of Muslim people from neighboring Bradford, UK,<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/07/27/british-islamists-expand-campaign-to-set-up-sharia-law-zones-in-uk-cities/ British Islamists Expand Campaign To Set Up Sharia Law Zones In UK Cities…]</ref> Leeds citizens have lost none of their reputation for friendliness and hospitality except if you might espouse Christianity. Among countries of birth for Leodensians, out of the 811,952 people in the City of Leeds administrative area in 2021, the most common were [[England]] (82.1%), [[Pakistan]] (1.33%), [[India]] (1.26%), [[Poland]] (1.21%), Scotland (1.1%), [[Romania]] (0.67%), China (0.51%), the [[Republic of Ireland]] (0.47%), Wales (0.47%), Nigeria (0.42%), Italy (0.41%), Northern Ireland (0.4%), [[Zimbabwe]] (0.4%), Ghana (0.4%), Iraq (0.36%), Iran (0.36%), Germany (0.33%), [[Lithuania]] (0.3%), [[Spain]] (0.28%), [[Bangladesh]] (0.24%), [[Hong Kong]] (0.21%) and the [[United States of America]] (0.21%).<ref>[https://censusdata.uk/e08000035-leeds/ts012-country-of-birth-detailedVhttps://censusdata.uk/e08000035-leeds/ts012-country-of-birth-detailed Leeds - Country of Birth (detailed)]</ref>
==History==
==History==