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Information on Glasgow

The City of Glasgow is located in Scotland. Its area, population and other key information are listed below.
For all your administrative procedures, you can go to the City hall of Glasgow at the address and schedules indicated on this page or contact the City hall office by phone or by email depending on your preference or on the service's availability.

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Glasgow City COUNCIL

Glasgow council addressGlasgowCivic centre Glasgow
City Chambers

Glasgow G2 1DU
United Kingdom

Work+44 0141287200
Phone number of Glasgow council0141287200
International: +44 0141287200
Email of Glasgow councilNot available
Official website of Glasgow councilglasgow.gov.uk
Mayor of GlasgowPhilip Braat

Demographics of Glasgow

Name of Glasgow inhabitants (demonym)Not available
DateCurrent valueClassed by Region/Country
Population592 820 inhabitants1 / 4
Population density in Glasgow8 748,7 pop/sq mi (3 377,9 pop/km²)

Information on Glasgow

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Namesake of Glasgow
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Natural parksGlasgow isn't part of a natural park

Toponymy and translation of Glasgow

Arabic: غلاسكوAzerbaijani: QlazqoBelarusian: Горад Глазга
Bulgarian: ГлазгоуBreton: Glasc'hoGreek: Γλασκώβη
Esperanto: GlasgovoPersian: گلاسگوIrish: Glaschú
Scottish Gaelic: GlaschuManx: GlaschuHebrew: גלאזגו
Hindi: ग्लासगोArmenian: ԳլազգոJapanese: グラスゴー
Georgian: გლაზგოKannada: ಗ್ಲ್ಯಾಸ್ಗೋKorean: 글래스고
Latin: GlasgoviaLithuanian: GlazgasLatvian: Glāzgova
Macedonian: ГлазговMarathi: ग्लासगोBurmese: ဂလပ်စဂိုးမြို့
Ossetian: ГлазгоRussian: ГлазгоSanskrit: ग्लास्गो
Serbian: ГлазговTamil: கிளாஸ்கோTelugu: గ్లాస్గో
Thai: กลาสโกว์Ukrainian: ҐлазґоChinese: 格拉斯哥

Transportation modes in Glasgow

Airport
Glasgow Airport 6.8 miles
Glasgow Prestwick Airport 27.4 miles
Edinburgh Airport 35 miles

Glasgow territory

Glasgow area67,76 sq mi (175,50 km²)
Glasgow altitude36 Altitude feet
Geographical coordinatesLatitude: 55.858
Longitude: -4.259
Latitude: 55° 51' 29'' North
Longitude: 4° 15' 32'' West
Time zone
UTC +0:00 (Europe/London)
Summer time : UTC +1:00
Winter time : UTC +0:00
Local time

Glasgow neighbouring towns and cities

Glasgow neighbouring municipalities
RenfrewBishopbriggsBishopbriggs
GiffnockNeighbouring townsRutherglen
GiffnockRutherglenRutherglen
Glasgow neighbouring municipalities
Rutherglen 2.4 milesBishopbriggs 3.4 milesGiffnock 4.3 miles
Thornliebank 4.3 milesCambuslang 4.5 milesStamperland 4.5 miles
Stepps 4.8 milesNetherlee 4.8 milesClarkston 5.1 miles
Renfrew 5.3 milesBearsden 5.3 milesBusby 5.5 miles
Auchinloch 5.7 milesTorrance 5.9 milesLenzie 6 miles
Waterfoot 6.2 milesMilngavie 6.3 milesKirkintilloch 6.3 miles
Clydebank 6.4 milesMuirhead 6.5 milesChryston 6.7 miles

Distance between Glasgow and other main cities and towns

London : 345 milesBirmingham : 252 milesLeeds : 179 miles
Sheffield : 204 milesBradford : 174 milesManchester : 184 miles
Edinburgh : 43 miles closestBristol : 313 milesLiverpool : 178 miles
Cardiff : 306 milesWakefield : 186 milesCoventry : 263 miles
Wigan : 174 milesDudley : 248 milesNottingham : 237 miles
Distances are calculated as the crow flies

Leisure and activities in Glasgow surrounding area

No activities found in town Glasgow

Other information on the City of Glasgow

Nuclear power plantHunterston B nuclear power station 42 mile