Manchester

Manchester ("Mahnchestur") is a ceety an metropolitan borough o Greater Manchester, in nor-wast Ingland. Mair nor 452,000 fowk bide in the ceety, but 2,240,230 bides in the surroondin area.

Manchester
City and Metropolitan borough
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Manchester City Centre, Beetham Tower, Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Midland Hotel, One Angel Square, Manchester Town Hall
Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  "Cottonopolis", "Warehouse City", Madchester
Motto(s):  "Concilio Et Labore" "By wisdom and effort"
Manchester shown within Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°28′N 2°14′W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
City region	Manchester
Ceremonial county	Template:Kintra data Greater Manchester
Historic county	Lancashire (north of River Mersey) Cheshire (south of River Mersey)
Founded	1st century
Town charter	1301
City status	29 March 1853
Administrative HQ	Manchester (Town Hall)
Govrenment
• Teep	Metropolitan borough
• Bodi	Manchester City Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet
• Executive	Labour
• Leader	Sir Richard Leese
• Lord Mayor	Carl Austin-Behan[1]
• Chief Executive	Joanne Roney
Area
• ceety	115.6 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
• Urban	630.3 km2 (243.4 sq mi)
Area rank	204t
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2011 est.)
• ceety	551,938
• Rank	6t
• Density	4349/km2 (11,260/sq mi)
• Urban	2,553,379 (2nd)
• Urban density	4051/km2 (10,490/sq mi)
• Metro	2,794,000 (3rd)
• Ethnicity[2]	White groups (66.7% ) Asian (14.4%) Black (8.6%) Mixed (4.7%) Chinese (2.7%) Arab (1.9%) Other (1.2%)
Demonym(s)	Mancunian Manc (colloq.)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode auries	M WA
Diallin code	0161
ISO 3166 code	GB-MAN
GSS code	E08000003
NUTS 3 code	UKD33
OS grid reference	SJ838980
Motorways	M56 M60 A57(M) A635(M)
Trunk primary routes	A5103
Major railway stations	Manchester Airport (B) Manchester Oxford Road (C1) Manchester Piccadilly (A) Manchester Victoria (B)
Tramways	Metrolink
Internaitional airports	Manchester (MAN)
GDP	US$ 92.3 billion [3]
- Per capita	US$ 35,029[3]
MPs	Graham Stringer (L) Lucy Powell (L) Sir Gerald Kaufman (L) Jeff Smith (L) Mike Kane (L)
Councillors	96
European Pairlament	North Wast Ingland
Polis aurie	Greater Manchester
Fire service	Greater Manchester
Ambulance service	North West
Website	www.manchester.gov.uk

Manchester, 1947

The ceety haes a lang history, datin back tae the Roman era.

The rowth o cotton in Great Breetain led tae Manchester becomin an industrial ceety. The Manchester Ship Canal alloued ships tae muive faurther up tae the ceety in the 18t century. Cotton factories an textile mills becam employers o monie fowk in Manchester an the local airt.

Manchester's main sport is nae dout fitbaw as the ceety is hame tae Ingland's twa maist muckle fitbaw teams Manchester United an Manchester City. United play thair hame gemmes at Auld Trafford in Greater Manchester, the maist muckle fitbaw stadium in the Unitit Kinrick. Thay war the maist succesfu Inglis fitbaw team syne the beginin o the Inglis Premiership. Syne the Premiership began thay hiv wan the 8 League teetles.