London Borough of Barnet

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The London Borough of Barnet ( ) is a suburban London borough in north London, England. Forming part of Outer London, the borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It is one of London's two most populated boroughs (regularly alternating at number one, since 2000, with Croydon), with 405,050 inhabitants as of 2024, also making it England's 19th largest district that year. The borough covers an area of 86.74 square kilometres (33 sq mi), the fourth largest area of the 32 London boroughs, and has a population density of 46.7 people per hectare, which ranks it 25th.

Barnet borders the Hertfordshire district of Hertsmere to the north and five other London boroughs: Camden and Haringey to the southeast, Enfield to the east, as well as Harrow and Brent to the west of the ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road). The borough's major urban settlements are Hendon, Finchley, Golders Green, Friern Barnet, Chipping Barnet, Whetstone, and Edgware; there are also village settlements, notably Totteridge and Arkley, along with rural areas and countryside which forms part of the Green Belt.