Manchester
City in United Kingdom: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Manchester from the Sky, 2008: Daniel Nisbet from Manchester, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Manchester is a city in United Kingdom, in England. About 568,996 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of United Kingdom in our atlas.
It lies at 53.48° N, 2.24° W, about 51 m (167 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/London time zone.
Location
Red dot: Manchester. Green dots: other major cities of United Kingdom. Map data: Natural Earth.
Landmarks and places to see
Manchester Art GalleryPublicly owned art gallery in Manchester, UK
North RoadFootball stadium and cricket field in Newton Heath, Manchester, England
Beetham TowerSkyscraper in Manchester, England
John Rylands LibraryBuilding on Deansgate in Manchester, England
Academy StadiumFootball stadium in Manchester, UK
National Football MuseumSports museum in Manchester, United Kingdom
Hyde RoadSports venue in Ardwick, Manchester, England
Manchester VelodromeEvent arena
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in United KingdomNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bradford · 47 km
- Liverpool · 50 km
- Sheffield · 52 km
- Birkenhead · 52 km
- Leeds · 57 km
- Birmingham · 113 km
- Leicester · 119 km
- Coventry · 129 km
Sources
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2643123 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q18125 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
Photo credits
- Manchester from the Sky, 2008: Daniel Nisbet from Manchester, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Manchester Art Gallery - geograph.org.uk - 1748756: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- North Road: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Beetham Tower from below: sykerabbit77, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rylands Library Deansgate: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Manchester city academy stadium: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
- Urbis Olympics: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Manchester Velodrome 2011: Andrew Last, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
