Manchester[a] is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million ...

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Manchester, city and metropolitan borough, northwestern England. It is the nucleus of the largest metropolitan area in the north of England. In many respects Manchester could claim to be the first of a new generation of huge industrial cities created in the Western world during the past 250 years.

The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single-site university and a Russell Group member, known for research excellence and a diverse student community.