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Newham

The London Borough of Newham is a London borough inside east London. It is about 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London, north of the River Thames. The borough was formed by merging the previous area of the Essex county borough of East Ham plus the county borough of West Ham as a borough of the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965. Green Street and Boundary Road mark the former boundary amongst the two. North Woolwich also became part of the borough, which was previously inside the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, south of the River Thames within the County of London, in addition to a smaller area west of the River Roding which had previously been a part of the Municipal Borough of Barking.

The borough covers a total area of 13.98 square miles. Based on population estimates produced part way through 2014, Newham is a borough with a permanent population of about 324322 individuals. In line with the 2011 Census, Newham has the youngest general population in the nation. Transport in Newham is undergoing a significant upgrade, with the completed Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line Extension, and new or enhanced stations at Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford. The Docklands Light Railway was extended to serve London City Airport.

Newham was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains the majority of the Olympic Park which includes the Olympic Stadium.