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'''[[Manchester]]''' is a city in [[Greater Manchester]], England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024, and with [[City of Salford|Salford]] and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous [[conurbation]]s, the [[Greater Manchester Built-up Area]], which has a population of 2.87{{nbsp}}million. The [[history of Manchester]] began with the civilian settlement associated with the [[Roman Britain|Roman]] fort of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established around AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers [[River Medlock|Medlock]] and [[River Irwell|Irwell]]. . Throughout the [[Middle Ages]] Manchester remained a [[manorialism|manorial]] township, but began to expand significantly with a boom in [[textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution]], Manchester attained [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in 1853. The [[Manchester Ship Canal]] opened in 1894, creating the [[Port of Manchester]] and linking the city to the [[Irish Sea]]. Its fortune declined after the [[Second World War]], owing to deindustrialisation, and the [[1996 Manchester bombing]] led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following considerable redevelopment, Manchester was the host city for the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]]. In the 2020s, Manchester has been reported to be experiencing an economic boom, sometimes attributed to the politically-collaborative, business-friendly ideology [[Manchester Liberalism|Manchesterism]], which has seen the city outpacing the UK average of economic growth of three{{nbsp}}per{{nbsp}}cent each year since 2016 and a nine{{nbsp}}per{{nbsp}}cent increase in the city's population. The city is notable for [[Architecture of Manchester|its architecture]], [[Culture of Manchester|culture]], [[Popular music of Manchester|musical exports]], [[Media in Manchester|media links]], [[Science and engineering in Manchester|scientific and engineering output]], [[Sociology of Manchester|social impact]], [[Sport in Manchester|sports clubs]] and [[Transport in Manchester|transport connections]]. {{TFAFULL|Manchester}}

'''[[Manchester]]''' is a city in [[Greater Manchester]], England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024, and with [[City of Salford|Salford]] and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous [[conurbation]]s, the [[Greater Manchester Built-up Area]], which has a population of 2.87{{nbsp}}million. The [[history of Manchester]] began with the civilian settlement associated with the [[Roman Britain|Roman]] fort of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established around AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers [[River Medlock|Medlock]] and [[River Irwell|Irwell]]. . Throughout the [[Middle Ages]] Manchester remained a [[manorialism|manorial]] township, but began to expand significantly with a boom in [[textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution]], Manchester attained [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in 1853. The [[Manchester Ship Canal]] opened in 1894, creating the [[Port of Manchester]] and linking the city to the [[Irish Sea]]. Its fortune declined after the [[Second World War]], owing to deindustrialisation, and the [[1996 Manchester bombing]] led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following considerable redevelopment, Manchester was the host city for the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]]. In the 2020s, Manchester has been reported to be experiencing an economic boom, sometimes attributed to the politically-collaborative, business-friendly ideology [[Manchester Liberalism|Manchesterism]]. The city is notable for [[Architecture of Manchester|its architecture]], [[Culture of Manchester|culture]], [[Popular music of Manchester|musical exports]], [[Media in Manchester|media links]], [[Science and engineering in Manchester|scientific and engineering output]], [[Sociology of Manchester|social impact]], [[Sport in Manchester|sports clubs]] and [[Transport in Manchester|transport connections]]. {{TFAFULL|Manchester}}

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