Manchester
| Manchester |
| City and Metropolitan borough |
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| Nickname(s): "Cottonopolis", "Warehouse City", Madchester
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| Motto: "Concilio Et Labore" "By wisdom and effort"
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Manchester shown within Greater Manchester
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| Coordinates: 53°28′N 2°14′W / 53.467°N 2.233°W / 53.467; -2.233
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region |
North West England |
| City region |
Manchester |
| Ceremonial county |
 Greater Manchester
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| Historic county |
Lancashire
(north of River Mersey)
Cheshire
(south of River Mersey)
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| Founded |
1st century |
| Town charter |
1301 |
| City status |
29 March 1853 |
| Administrative HQ |
Manchester (Town Hall)
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| Government |
| • Type |
Metropolitan borough |
| • Body |
Manchester City Council |
| • Leadership
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Leader and Cabinet |
| • Executive
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Labour |
| • Leader |
Sir Richard Leese |
| • Lord Mayor
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Carl Austin-Behan |
| • Chief Executive |
Sir Howard Bernstein |
| Area |
| • City
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44.6 sq mi (115.6 km2) |
| • Urban |
243.4 sq mi (630.3 km2) |
| Area rank |
204th |
| Elevation |
125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (mid-2014 est.)
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| • City
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520,215 |
| • Rank |
6th |
| • Density |
11,650/sq mi (4,498/km2) |
| • Urban
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2,553,379 (2nd) |
| • Urban density |
10,490/sq mi (4,051/km2) |
| • Metro
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2,794,000 (3rd) |
| • Ethnicity |
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 |
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) |
British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode areas |
M
WA |
| Dialling code |
0161 |
| ISO 3166 code |
GB-MAN |
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GSS code |
E08000003 |
| NUTS 3 code |
UKD33 |
| OS grid reference |
SJ838980 |
| Motorways |
M56
M60
A57(M)
A635(M)
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| Trunk primary routes |
A5103 |
| Major railway stations |
Manchester Airport (B)
Manchester Oxford Road (C1)
Manchester Piccadilly (A)
Manchester Victoria (B) |
| Tramways |
Metrolink |
| International airports |
Manchester (MAN) |
| GDP |
US$ 92.3 billion |
| - Per capita |
US$ 35,029 |
| MPs |
Graham Stringer (L)
Lucy Powell (L)
Sir Gerald Kaufman (L)
Jeff Smith (L)
Mike Kane (L) |
| Councillors |
96 |
| European Parliament |
North West England |
| Police area |
Greater Manchester |
| Fire service |
Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance service |
North West |
| Website |
www.manchester.gov.uk |
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