Glasgow

Summary

Glasgow is a city^[1]. Glasgow ranks in the top 0.2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,885 views/month, #11 of 5,534).^[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 image is recorded as Glasgow - aerial - 2025-04-17 12.jpg^[10].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as largest city^[13].
• Glasgow's instance of is recorded as lieutenancy area of Scotland^[14].
• Glasgow's flag image is recorded as Flag of Glasgow.svg^[15].
• Glasgow's shares border with is recorded as Aberfoyle^[16].
• Glasgow's shares border with is recorded as South Lanarkshire^[17].
• Glasgow's coat of arms image is recorded as Glasgow Coat of Arms 1996.svg^[18].
• Glasgow's coat of arms image is recorded as Glasgow Coat of Arms 1866.svg^[19].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bethlehem^[20].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuremberg^[21].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marseille^[22].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rostov-on-Don^[23].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin^[24].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Havana^[25].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahore^[26].
• Glasgow's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barga^[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^[11], big city^[12], largest city^[13], and lieutenancy area of Scotland^[14].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Glasgow ranks in the top 0.2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,885 views/month, #11 of 5,534).^[2] Glasgow has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] Glasgow is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

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