The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough towards the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. Covering a total area of about 7.63 square miles, it's within the eastern part of London and covers much of the conventional East End. The London Borough of Hackney lies to the north of the borough while the River Lea forms the boundary with the London Borough of Newham in the east. On the other side of the Thames is the London Borough of Southwark towards the southwest, The London Borough of Lewisham towards the South, and the Royal Borough of Greenwich towards the southeast. The River Lea also forms the boundary between these parts of London historically in Middlesex, with those formerly in Essex.
Based on population estimates created in the middle of 2014, the borough includes a permanent population of around 284015 inhabitants. It also contains a great deal of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks and Canary Wharf.
The borough hosts the world headquarters of lots of global financial businesses, employing some of the highest paid workers in London. In addition, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is in Tower Hamlets.