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How well do you know Manchester?

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In what year did the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first intercity passenger railway, open?

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Manchester by the numbers

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about 2.87 million

About what is the population of the wider Greater Manchester built-up area?

Greater Manchester is one of the largest urban areas in the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org

about 45 square miles

About how large is the total area of the city of Manchester?

Manchester's compact core area belies the much larger metropolitan region around it.

Source: Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org

about £61,859

About what was Manchester's economic output (GVA) per head in 2023?

Manchester's economy has grown faster than the UK average in recent years.

Source: Wikipedia (2023) en.wikipedia.org

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