Glasgow Urban Area
A wider area that forms a single urban settlement, the standard definition of which is that houses and buildings generally be not more than 200 metres apart (excluding parks and other designated sites). It should not be confused with a metropolitan area, which is much larger and does not form a single settlement. This version of Glasgow is termed Greater Glasgow by the Register General of Scotland, and is listed by the UK Government as being the fifth largest urban area in the United Kingdom and 34th in the European Union, with a population of 1.2 million people: It includes the following places; Airdrie, Bargeddie, Barrhead, Bearsden, Bellshill, Bishopbriggs, Bothwell, Busby, Calderbank, Cambuslang, Campsie, Carfin, Clarkston, Clydebank, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Elderslie, Erskine, Faifley, Giffnock, Glasgow City, Hamilton, Holytown, Howwood, Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch, Linwood, Milngavie, Motherwell, New Stevenston, Newarthill, Newmains, Newton Mearns, Old Kilpatrick, Paisley, Renfrew, Rutherglen, Stepps, Tannochside, Thornliebank, Uddingston, Viewpark and Wishaw.
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