For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation).

"Glaswegian" redirects here. For the linguistics article, see Glasgow patter.

Glasgow (Glaschu in Gaelic; or Glesca in colloquial Scotish) is the largest city in Scotland and the third largest in the United Kingdom after London and Birmingham; as well as being the most populous unitary authority area. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. People from Glasgow are known as Glaswegians. Glaswegian is also the name of the local dialect of Scots, commonly known as the Glasgow Patter.

The city was formerly a royal burgh, and was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" in the Victorian era. It established itself as a major transatlantic trading port during the Industrial Revolution. The Clyde was the world's pre-eminent shipbuilding centre, building many revolutionary and famous vessels such as the Cunard liners RMS Lusitania, RMS Aquitania, RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, and the Royal Yacht Britannia.

The city grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to a population of over one million people, peaking at 1,088,000 in 1931. However, with population decline, mainly due to the large scale relocation of people to new towns like East Kilbride and Cumbernauld on the outskirts of the city, and successive boundary changes by national governments in an attempt to reduce the relative power of the city within Scotland, the current population of the City of Glasgow is 629,501, based on the 2001 census. Approximately 2.1 million people live in the Greater Glasgow urban conurbation, defined as the City of Glasgow and the Greater Metropolitan Area ^* national urban population statistics.

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M74 construction works in Glasgow looks like a ship being built over the south side of the city...
sachelguru (Scott Russell) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:20:16 -0000
M74 construction works in Glasgow looks like a ship being built over the south side of the city...
RT @liamr: Watched filming for some bbc 3 'lesbian drama' set in Glasgow today. Merchant city's been a bit of a hotbed recently.
DrJimHamill (Dr Jim Hamill) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:47:06 -0000
RT @liamr: Watched filming for some bbc 3 'lesbian drama' set in Glasgow today. Merchant city's been a bit of a hotbed recently.
Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow - Dates & Venues | letmeget.com: The city of Glasgow is known for its friendliness,... http://bit.ly/79OJa3
WesternOutdoors (Todd Inman) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:36 -0000
Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow - Dates & Venues | letmeget.com: The city of Glasgow is known for its friendliness,... http://bit.ly/79OJa3
Hundreds of Barclaycard jobs lost in Glasgow: 350 posts will go in the city's south side. http://bit.ly/6crH0A
STVNews (STV News) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:34:29 -0000
Hundreds of Barclaycard jobs lost in Glasgow: 350 posts will go in the city's south side. http://bit.ly/6crH0A
a black cloud hangs over the City of Glasgow and my mood
fellowhoodlums (Fellowhoodlums) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:21:34 -0000
a black cloud hangs over the City of Glasgow and my mood
Hollywood star Gerard Butler has been promoting Glasgow to help boost the number of films shot in the city | 38minutes http://bit.ly/8HkVTl
FiredByDesign (Fired By Design) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:42:50 -0000
Hollywood star Gerard Butler has been promoting Glasgow to help boost the number of films shot in the city | 38minutes http://bit.ly/8HkVTl

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