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Colchester
City population
130,245
#74
in United Kingdom
#66
in England
#4,382
worldwide
51.889, 0.904 · 83 km from London
About Colchester
Colchester is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 130,245. It is the 74th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 4,382nd largest worldwide. It lies 83 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#66of 679
Coordinates
51.889, 0.904
Record updated
2 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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