Glasgow

:For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation)

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Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotland's largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands.

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Known as the commercial capital of Scotland, the City of Glasgow is a bustling, cosmopolitan city. At the 2001 Census the city had a population of 629,501 making it the largest city in Scotland. This is down from its 1960s peak of 1.1 million (mostly due to boundary changes rather than population decline per se and also due to the mass building of towns or 'overspil' in the surrounding suburbs during the 1960s and 1970s), while approximately 2.1 million people live in Greater Glasgow : A 15 mile radius of the city centre known as the city of Glasgow and the greater metropolitan area. The surrounding region of Strathclyde (from the Gaelic for 'valley of the River Clyde') has a population of over 2.6 million, over half of the whole Scottish population.

Gaelic: Gaelic as an adjective means "pertaining to the Gaels", whether to their language or their culture....

Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology)....

River Clyde: The River Clyde (Cluaidh in Scottish Gaelic) is a major river in Scotland. At 106 miles (176 km) long, it is the tenth longest river in the UK, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was arguably the most important river for shipbuilding and trade in the Bri...

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