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The railway station was built in [[Victorian]] times and is a regional interchange.

The railway station was built in [[Victorian]] times and is a regional interchange.

Leicester, [[Nottingham]], and [[Derby]] are served by [[East Midlands Airport]].

Leicester, [[Nottingham]], and [[Derby]] are served by [[East Midlands Airport]]. It is connected to those cities as well as London and the North by the [[M1 motorway]], which bypasses the city to the west.

Engineering and the manufacture of textiles and clothing are important to the city's economy.

Engineering and the manufacture of textiles and clothing are important to the city's economy.

The National Space Center is based in the city and is linked to the University of Leicester.

The National Space Center is based in the city and is linked to the University of Leicester.

Leicester has one of the largest ethnic minority populations in the United Kingdom at 50%.

Leicester has one of the largest ethnic minority populations in the United Kingdom; it has an Asian (including Asian British) population of around 43.4% (of which around 34% are ethnically Indian) and a White British population of 33%.

Leicester City Football Club play in the Championship.

[[Leicester City F.C.]] are the largest association football team in the area.  

Its population is was 441,000 in 2004.

Its population is was 441,000 in 2004.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Settlements in Leicestershire]]