Manchester

Benjamin Baker

Manchester, England

 * Country: England
 * Population: 530, 300
 * Languages: Urdu, Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, Polish, Panjabi, and Som
 * Major Exports: cars, gold, turbo-jets, crude oil
 * Land Area: 115.6 km²
 * Sports Teams: Manchester City F.C., Manchester United F.C., Manchester Giants

Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich industrial heritage. The Castlefield conservation area’s 18th-century canal system recalls the city’s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry. The revitalized Salford Quays dockyards now house the Daniel Libeskind-designed Imperial War Museum North and The Lowry cultural center. Manchester is the 6th largest city in the United Kingdom with an estimated population of 530,300 in 2016.

The community languages with the largest number of speakers in Manchester are Urdu, Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, Polish, Panjabi, and Somali. Urdu is the most popular community language: there are 10,005 Urdu books and 6497 Urdu speaking pupils.

Manchester History
Manchester's recorded history started with a settlement associated with the Roman fort Mamucium, established in c. 79 CE to ensure Roman interests in modern-day York and Chester were protected from the Brigantes, a Celtic tribe in what is now Northern England. Since then, the area has been permanently inhabited. Examples of Manchester's early history are still evident today in the Manchester Cathedral (built-in 1421) and the Chetham's Library, which has been open to the public since 1653. The city was mentioned as a market as early as 1282.

Manchester began to expand rapidly during the 19th century as more people came to the city for work from Scotland, Ireland and other areas during the Industrial Revolution. By 1835, Manchester was the greatest industrial city on earth.

Top 10 things to do in Manchester

 * 1)  Yes
 * 2) Warehouse Project
 * 3) Northern Quarter
 * 4) Victoria Baths
 * 5) Record Stores
 * 6) Pankhurst Center
 * 7) Ancoats
 * 8) Manchester International Festival
 * 9) Coffee Crawl
 * 10) The Lowry

Popular Foods
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