Truro

Truro Cornish: Truru
Truro Cathedral
Truro Location within Cornwall
Population	18,766 [1]
OS grid reference	SW825448
• Lunnon	232 miles (373 km) ENE
Ceevil pairish	Truro
Unitar authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial coonty	Cornwall
Region	Sooth Wast
Kintra	Ingland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	TRURO
Postcode destrict	TR1-4
Diallin code	01872
Police	Devon an Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	Sooth Wastren
EU Pairlament	Sooth Wast Ingland
UK Pairlament	Truro an Falmouth
Wabsteid	http://www.truro.gov.uk
Leet o places UK Ingland Cornwall 50°15′36″N 5°03′04″W / 50.260°N 5.051°W / 50.260; -5.051Coordinates: 50°15′36″N 5°03′04″W / 50.260°N 5.051°W / 50.260; -5.051

Truro (pronounced /ˈtrʊəroʊ/ ^{(deprecatit template)}; Cornish: Truru) is a ceety an ceevil pairish in Cornwall, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick, an is the centre for administration, leisure an retail in Cornwall, wi a population o 17,431. Truro urban statistical aurie, which includes parts o surroondin parishes, haes a population o 20,920. It is the anerlie ceety in the coonty, an the maist sootherly ceety in Great Breetain. Fowk frae Truro ar kent as Truronians.

Truro initially grew as an important centre o trade frae its port, an then as a stannary toun for the mining industry. The ceety is well-kent for its cathedral (completed in 1910), cobbled streets, open spaces an Georgien architectur, an places o interest include the Royal Cornwall Museum, the Hall for Cornwall, Cornwall's Courts o Justice an Cornwall Cooncil.

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