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Quick Facts About Manchester

• Manchester is located in the north west of England; many people consider this city to be the second city within the UK just behind London.
• Manchester is the third most densely populated city in the country.
• Manchester is home to 2 main universities, The Victoria university of Manchester that has now merged with university of institute of science and Technology (UMIST) in 2004, which has now become one of the largest universities in the world. Also Manchester metropolitan university both situated in central Manchester. Manchester caters for more than 100.000 students.
• Manchester has 2 main shopping centres one conveniently located in the town centre known as the ‘Arndale’ offering all your high street brands such as Topshop/man, Zara and Burtons, whilst the other large shopping complex is located in old Trafford “ the Trafford centre” which has many prestigious brands such as Selfridges, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton and many more, .
• Manchester hosted the XVII commonwealth Games in the summer of 2002
• Manchester has the largest population of all the ten Greater Manchester districts and Bury has the smallest population.
• Manchester is a multicultural city boasting of great diversity of cultures and activities throughout the year.
• Manchester attracted the third highest number of foreign visitors in 1997, boosting employment in hotels and restaurants.
• Manchester is home to one of the best football clubs around prime example is world famous Manchester united located in old Trafford
• Manchester Business School is one of the leading business schools in the world. The School has built its reputation for developing tomorrow’s business.