Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city by area as well as the largest by population, with more than 590,000 residents who call it home. The city sees fewer tourists than Edinburgh, but it’s rapidly catching up thanks to a number of world-class attractions such as Glasgow Cathedral and the Riverside Museum of Transport.

Glasgow is Scotlands largest and most populous city, and is also Scotlands commercial capital. The City of Glasgow is the third most populous city in the UK and is also the UKs largest retail capital after London. Demography and Population Glasgow is by far the largest of Scotland’s cities, with a population of 580,690 in 2006.

Glasgow, city, west-central Scotland. It is situated along both banks of the River Clyde 20 miles (32 km) from that river’s mouth on the western, or Atlantic, coast. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, and it forms an independent council area that lies entirely within the historic county of Lanarkshire.

Glasgow — Scotland’s largest city is located on the River Clyde in the Scottish Western Lowlands. Glasgow is world renowned for its art, architecture and culture, with more than 20 museums, most of which offer free admission to the general public.