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The City and administrative headquarters of Glasgow City unitary authority, situated on the river Clyde in southwest Scotland, 42 miles west of Edinburgh; The population is around 579,000. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, It is popularly referred to as "Glesga" by Glaswegians who are sometimes disparagingly known as "keelies" or "weegies" by other Scots.

In Glasgow city there are the popular towns of Clydebank, Carmunnock and Glasgow

Geography

The city is the administrative, social, and service centre for the Glasgow conurbation, which extends from Gourock on the west to Carluke on the east and is one of the largest continuously built-up areas in Britain.

Industry

Glasgow used to be one of the worlds great shipbuilding areas, but the industry is in decline. Despite this, the city is still the UKs fourth-largest manufacturing centre. The service sector has become increasingly important, and Glasgow was the third-most visited city in the UK in 2000.

History

The name comes from the Brythonic glas cu meaning green hollow. There has been a settlement here since St Mungo arrived in 543 century to convert the Strathclyde Britons. St Mungo formed a bishopric here in about 543, but it was not until 1178 that Glasgow was made a burgh of barony by William the Lion, and it became a royal burgh under James VI in 1636. The Union of Scotland and England in 1707 brought increasing prosperity. In the 18th century, trade with the Americas for tobacco, sugar, and cotton was important, and by 1775 the citys prosperity was at its height. The industrial revolution of the 19th century caused the shipbuilding industry to develop rapidly. It also led to a major influx of migrants from Ireland and the Scottish Highlands to find work, so that by 1811 Glasgow was the second-largest city in Britain. During World War II, Glasgow suffered severe bombing.