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 approximately 7.63 square miles, it's in the eastern part of London and covers a great deal 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 to the southwest, The London Borough of Lewisham to the South, plus the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the southeast. The River Lea also forms the boundary between these parts of London historically in Middlesex, with these formerly in Essex.
As outlined by population estimates made during 2014, the borough has a permanent population of about 284015 inhabitants. A number of the tallest buildings in London occupy the centre of the Isle of Dogs in the south of the borough.
The borough hosts the world headquarters of a lot of global financial corporations, employing some of the highest paid workers in London. Also, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is in Tower Hamlets.