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Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
650,300 1
Area (sq km)
175 1
Founding Year
550 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Latitude
55.86111 degrees north 1
Longitude
4.25 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
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Scotland, States or Territories

glasgow is associated with scotland.

Source Glasgow (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom, Countries
Source Glasgow (Wikipedia)

Largest City

Scotland, States or Territories
Source Scotland (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

How Glasgow got its name and its saint, Articles
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Christ of Saint John of the Cross

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Warwick Vase

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A. & J. Inglis

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Quote, Lead, location
in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland
Albion Motors

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Quote, History
The factory was originally on the first floor of a building in Finnieston Street, Glasgow and had only seven employees.
Caledonian Railway

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North British Locomotive Company

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Sharp, Stewart and Company

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In 1888, it relocated to Glasgow, Scotland
The Jolly Giant

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Ultimo (brand)

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WeeWorld

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Weir plc

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William Beardmore and Company

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University of Glasgow

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is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland
University of Glasgow

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The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.
Scottish Football Association

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It is based at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Strathclyde Sirens

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Strathclyde Sirens are a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow.
Sources
1. Glasgow (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    650,300
  • Infobox, Population year
    Population (2024)
  • Infobox, Area
    175 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    55.86111
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -4.25
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Founded' = 'Late-6th century' on the 'Glasgow' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
  • Associated With: United Kingdom, Infobox, Country
    United Kingdom
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Glasgow - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2648579
    55.86515 -4.25763 P PPLA2 GB SCT V2 626410 40 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 40 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, -4.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, -4.25
55.75 -4.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Glasgow
Wikidata Q4093, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Scotland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLargest City: Scotland, Infobox: largest_city
Quote, Largest City: Scotland, Infobox: largest_city
Glasgow
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