The largest city of Scotland, Glasgow exemplifies British Industrial city. This third largest city of United Kingdom is situated on the west central side of Scotland on the banks of river Clyde. This is one of the prominent cities of United Kingdom located in the northern part of the country. Scotland is part of United Kingdom, it is bordered by England and Irish Sea in the south, North Sea in the east and North Atlantic Ocean in the west and north. The geographical coordinate of Glasgow is 55.8°N 4.25°W. The neighboring towns of Glasgow are Paisley in the west, it also is part of Glasgow urban area, Ayr in the southwest, Hamilton the fourth biggest town of Scotland lies southeast of Glasgow, Livingston is east of Glasgow, Falkirk is in the northeast and Aberfoyle in the northwest of Glasgow. Glasgow is situated at the center of the Strathclyde region.
Climatically Glasgow has higher temperature than other parts of UK at the same latitude mainly because of its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Glasgow is home to wide variety of cultural activities, it has many theaters, many live music venues and economically also Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland.
City Name | Glasgow |
Continent | Europe |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Capital and largest city | NA |
Area | 175.5 km2 (67.8 sq mi) |
Population | 599,650 (2015) |
Lat Long | 55° 51′ 28.8″ N, 4° 15′ 32.4″ W |
Official Language | English And Spoken -English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic |
Calling Code | 00 44 141 X |
Time Zone | GMT (UTC) Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1) |
Airport | 3- International Airports |
Neighbour State | |
Internet TLD | .uk |
Currency | Pound Sterling (GBP) |
Last Updated : August 25, 2015