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Major cities in United Kingdom |
United Kingdom, comprising Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is known as a constitutional autocratic country in northern Europe. United Kingdom constitutes four constituent nations namely Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ideally located in Western Europe, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is widely visited by a large number of tourists from all across the world. To check more details about this country, you should definitely check out the major cities in the United Kingdom. Some of them are described below:
Manchester
One of the major cities in the United Kingdom and a significant city in the North West England, Manchester, near about two hundred years ago, was the largest city in Lancashire.
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At present, it is the heart of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. This city of United Kingdom is widely known for its influence on music and industry and also for its sports connection. Also known as a multicultural city in Europe, Manchester has the largest university in Britain. Ideally situated in the Northwestern part of England, between Liverpool and Leeds, Manchester is a great place to visit.
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Edinburgh
The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh, is ideally situated in the Central Belt of the country. This city of United Kingdom was popularly known as the royal capital of Scotland since the year 1437. Edinburgh is widely known as the capital of the English-speaking world. One of the major cities in United Kingdom, Edinburgh is visited by tourists from the month of May to September. The weather of Edinburgh is uncertain and when you visit this place, you will experience both sunshine and rain. The festival period of high summers in Edinburgh is from August to early September. Hogmanay is celebrated during the first week of January. This is the best time when the travelers crowd the place.
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Glasgow
Glasgow is the capital city of Scotland and the third largest in the United Kingdom. Ideally situated at the western end of the Central Belt of Scotland on the banks of the Clyde River, Glasgow is widely visited by a large number of tourists from all across the world. One of the major cities in United Kingdom, Glasgow was granted the best award for the City of Culture in 1990, the City of Architecture and Design in 1999 and the Capital of Sport in 2003. This city of the United Kingdom was once the power station of industrial Britain but now it has transformed into a hub of culture, tourism and commerce.
Birmingham
Birmingham is the second city of the United Kingdom. It is also a metropolitan district in the West Midlands in England. Major cities of United Kingdom like Glasgow have a population of 10006,500 as estimated in the year of 2006. In the recent years Birmingham has developed into a national business center. The people of Birmingham are popularly known as the 'Brummies'.
London
The capital and largest urban area of United Kingdom is London. London is the mostly populated municipality in the European Union. This city has an approximate population of 7,512,400 people. The varied population in London is drawn from the wide array of culture, people, religion and the three hundred different languages that is spoken in this city.
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