Glasgow

Summary

Glasgow is a city^[1]. Glasgow has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Glasgow was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Glasgow is located in Glasgow City^[4].
• Glasgow is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Glasgow is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Glasgow is on the body of water River Clyde^[7].
• Glasgow is on the body of water River Kelvin^[8].
• Glasgow's head of government is recorded as Philip Braat^[9].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as largest city^[12].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as lieutenancy area of Scotland^[13].
• Glasgow's shares border with is recorded as Aberfoyle^[14].
• Glasgow's shares border with is recorded as South Lanarkshire^[15].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bethlehem^[16].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuremberg^[17].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marseille^[18].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rostov-on-Don^[19].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin^[20].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Havana^[21].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahore^[22].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barga^[23].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dalian^[24].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[25].
• Glasgow took place at Scotland^[26].
• Glasgow's postal code is recorded as G1-G80^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1927^[30]. Glasgow is located in Glasgow City^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include River Clyde^[7], a river^[31], in United Kingdom^[32] and River Kelvin^[8], a river^[33], in United Kingdom^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+598830'}^[35], {'amount': '+579000'}^[36], {'amount': '+681000'}^[37], {'amount': '+1088000'}^[38], {'amount': '+626410'}^[39], and {'amount': '+612040'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], big city^[11], largest city^[12], and lieutenancy area of Scotland^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Glasgow include Glasgow Prestwick Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Lasgo^[44], a musical group^[45], founded in 2000^[46]; Glasgow City Heliport^[47], a heliport^[48], in United Kingdom^[49]; Glasgow Climate Pact^[50], a treaty^[51], written by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change^[52]; Glasgow smile^[53]; Glasgow Advertiser^[54], a newspaper^[55], founded in 1783^[56]; Glasgow effect^[57], a phenomenon^[58], in United Kingdom^[59]; and Glasgow Airport^[60], an international airport^[61], in United Kingdom^[62].

Why It Matters

Glasgow has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Glasgow is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for Glasgow include Glasgow Prestwick Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Lasgo^[44], a musical group^[45], founded in 2000^[46]; Glasgow City Heliport^[47], a heliport^[48], in United Kingdom^[49]; Glasgow Climate Pact^[50], a treaty^[51], written by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change^[52]; Glasgow smile^[53]; and Glasgow Advertiser^[54], a newspaper^[55], founded in 1783^[56].