Glasgow
Glasgow (Scottish: Glaschu, Lowland Scots: Glesga) is the biggest and busiest city in Scotland. It is on the banks of the River Clyde. People from Glasgow are known as "Glaswegians" (glas-wee-jans), which is a name also used for words that are used only in Glasgow - also known as "The Glasgow Patter".
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| Coordinates: 55°51′28.8″N 4°15′32.4″W / 55.858000°N 4.259000°WCoordinates: 55°51′28.8″N 4°15′32.4″W / 55.858000°N 4.259000°W | |
| Sovereign State |  United Kingdom |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Council Area | Glasgow City |
| Subdivisions | 23 Wards |
| Founded | Late-sixth century |
| Burgh Charter | 1170s[2] |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Glasgow City Council |
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| Area | |
| • City | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 368.5 km2 (142.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,338 km2 (1,289 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 621,020[1] |
| • Density | 3,555/km2 (9,210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,209,143[5] |
| • Metro | 1,817,870[4] |
| • Language(s) | English Scots Gaelic |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode areas | G1-G80 |
| OS grid reference | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". |
| International Airports | Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) |
| Main Railway Stations | Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street |
| Website | City website |
The number of people living in Glasgow is 621,020 (2017 estimate) and 626,410 (2019 estimate). Many more people live in the areas round the city. There are 1,209,143 people living in the Greater Glasgow urban area.[6] The wider metropolitan area is home to over 1,670,000 people, about 33% of Scotland's population.[7]
The number of people living inside the city proper used to be much higher. Starting in the early 1960s the old tenements were pulled down and new housing built further out (high-rise blocks were the fashion of the day). Now there is nowhere near the number of people living in Glasgow as during the famous times of the shipyards on the River Clyde. It was said to be the second biggest city in the world after London at one point in the 1800s.
Many people from other countries visit Glasgow for holidays and trips; most of these people are from Europe France, America (the US and Canada) for weekend and week trips.
Two airports serve the city, Glasgow International Airport and Prestwick Airport. The main railway stations in the city are Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations. They provide rail links to the rest of Scotland, to the rest of the United Kingdom and Europe.
There are a number of theatres and concert halls in the city. These include the SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre), the Royal Concert hall, the King's Theatre, the Pavilion Theatre and the Theatre Royal.
Glasgow has several football teams - the best known are Rangers F.C. and Celtic F.C.. Partick Thistle, Clydebank, and Queens Park F.C. also play in the city.
Glasgow has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification). The weather in Glasgow is almost always changing, and it is hard to say what the entire day's weather is like. Very often, the weather is worst in the morning when it is mostly damp and sometimes misty or even foggy; the Glasgow Patter also refers to dreich weather - damp and drizzly. However, the weather mostly improves through the afternoon and more often than not the weather stays dry and at an average temperature.
In summer it is popular as a base for tourists. They can stay in Glasgow and then travel to see Loch Lomond and the Western Isles. One of the oldest paddle-steamer boats is in Glasgow, and in the summer one can travel down the Clyde to visit other towns and islands.
Twinned cities
Glasgow Media
An early map of Glasgow in 1776, centred on Glasgow Cross.
Shipping on the Clyde, Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881
The 1919 Battle of George Square
Sauchiehall Street during World War II (1943)
Glasgow City Chambers, located on George Square, is the headquarters of Glasgow City Council and the seat of local government in the city, circa 1900.
Councillor Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council since 2017
River Clyde, west of Glasgow city centre as seen from the air
Panorama over Glasgow's South Side and West End from Queen's Park, looking north west. Left of centre can be seen the Clyde Arc bridge at Finnieston, while beyond is the tower of the University of Glasgow, with the Campsie Fells in the distance on the right.
Greater Glasgow population density map
Areas of Glasgow. Click to enlarge.
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References
- ↑ (2017) City https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/mid-17/mid-year-pop-est-17-publication.pdf Archived 2018-05-11 at the Wayback Machine - Localities (Glasgow)
- ↑ (Between 1175–78, exact date unknown) http://www.localhistories.org/glasgow.html
- ↑ (2015) City - https://citypopulation.de/php/uk-scotland.php - Localities (Glasgow)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City Region
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Urban Areas
- ↑ "Mid Year Population Estimates Scotland, Mid 2016" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. 27 April 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-agglo.php |title=UNITED KINGDOM: Agglomerations |publisher=citypopulation.de |accessdate=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055500/https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-agglo.php |archive-date=3 December 2018 |url-status=live