Manchester

Summary

Manchester is a city^[1]. Manchester ranks in the top 0.25% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,342 views/month, #14 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Manchester was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Manchester is located in Manchester^[4].
• Manchester is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Manchester is on the body of water River Irwell^[6].
• Manchester's video is recorded as Google Timelapse- Manchester, UK.webm^[7].
• Manchester's image is recorded as Manchester from the Sky, 2008.jpg^[8].
• Manchester's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].
• Manchester's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Manchester's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Manchester's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[12].
• Manchester's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Bolton^[14].
• Manchester's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Manchester.svg^[15].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Angeles^[16].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palembang^[17].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chemnitz^[18].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kanpur^[19].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Córdoba^[20].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rehovot^[21].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amsterdam^[22].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[23].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuhan^[24].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Faisalabad^[25].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aydın^[26].
• Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taldyqorğan^[27].

Body

Geography

Manchester is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Manchester is located in Manchester^[4]. Manchester is on the body of water River Irwell^[6]. Manchester's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+511852'}^[28], {'amount': '+520215'}^[29], {'amount': '+545500'}^[30], and {'amount': '+547627'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], big city^[11], and unparished area^[12].

History and Context

+1301-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Manchester^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Manchester include Manchester Airport^[33], an international airport^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1934^[36]; Manchester^[37], a city in the United States^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1722^[40]; Manchester tart^[41]; Avro Manchester^[42], an aircraft type^[43]; Manchester liberalism^[44], a school of economic thought^[45]; Harris Manchester College^[46], a college of the University of Oxford^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], headquartered in Oxford^[49]; HMS Manchester^[50], a light cruiser^[51]; and North Manchester^[52], a town in the United States^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1846^[55], headquartered in Manchester^[56].

Why It Matters

Manchester ranks in the top 0.25% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,342 views/month, #14 of 5,534).^[2] Manchester has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] Manchester is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for Manchester include Manchester Airport^[33], an international airport^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1934^[36]; Manchester^[37], a city in the United States^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1722^[40]; Manchester tart^[41]; Avro Manchester^[42], an aircraft type^[43]; Manchester liberalism^[44], a school of economic thought^[45]; and Harris Manchester College^[46], a college of the University of Oxford^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], headquartered in Oxford^[49].