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 in the eastern part of London and covers a lot 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 towards the east. Around the other side of the Thames is the London Borough of Southwark towards the southwest, The London Borough of Lewisham towards the South, along with the Royal Borough of Greenwich towards the southeast. The River Lea also forms the boundary between those parts of London historically in Middlesex, with those formerly in Essex.
In line with population estimates created part way through 2014, the borough features a permanent population of about 284015 people. Additionally, it contains a great deal of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks and Canary Wharf.
The borough is also fairly well-known for being home to the Women's Library in Aldgate, which is Great Britain's primary library and museum resource on women and the women's movement, especially concentrating on Britain within the 19th and 20th centuries. Also, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is in Tower Hamlets.