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.

Nearly 70 square miles in area, Glasgow is broken into several large districts – the City Centre, which encompasses much of the centralized area north of the River Clyde; the West End, located west of the City Centre; and Southside, located across the River Clyde from the City Centre.

Glasgow is the third most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a population of about 1.68 million. It is an important and largest city in Scotland, situated in Scotland’s West Central Lowlands on the River Clyde.

The geographical coordinate of Glasgow is 55.8°N 4.25°W. The neighboring towns of Glasgow are Paisley in the west, it also is part of Glasgow’s urban area, Ayr in the southwest, Hamilton the fourth biggest town of Scotland lies southeast of Glasgow, Livingston is east of Glasgow, Falkirk in the northeast, and Aberfoyle in the northwest of Glasgow.