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Kingston upon Hull is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located near the east coast of Northern England, in the United Kingdom. The city is located on the north bank of the Humber estuary and on both sides of the River Hull, which flows into the Humber.
Hull had a population of 253,400 according to the 2001 UK census. The population figure has subsequently been re-estimated to 249,100 as of July 2005.
Hull administrative status has changed several times. It was a county borough within the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1889 and in 1974 it became a non-metropolitan district of Humberside. When that county was abolished in 1996 it was made a unitary authority.
There are two large shopping centres in Hull - the Prospect Centre and Princes Quay Shopping Centre.
Kingston upon Hull is home to the University of Hull, which was founded in 1927. There are over 100 local schools, including the independent Hymers College. There is a large FE college, Hull College and two large sixth form colleges, Wyke College and Wilberforce College.
Transport within the city is provided by two main bus operators: Stagecoach in Hull and East Yorkshire Motor Services.
The nearest airport is in Lincolnshire, Humberside Airport, which mostly provides charter flights and also has four KLM scheduled flights to Amsterdam each day.
Hull is close to the Humber Bridge, which provides road links to destinations south of the Humber.Hull has excellent road, rail, air and sea connections throughout the UK, with London only a 3 hour.
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