Manchester () is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300 . It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.55 million. Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority is Manchester City Council. 

The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of "Mamucium" or "Mancunium", which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. It was historically a part of Lancashire, although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. 

Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and linking the city to the sea, to the west. Its fortunes declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where is Manchester?
2. Where is Manchester located?
3. Where in the world is Manchester located?
Q2:
1. What is Manchester's population?
2. How many people live in Manchester?
3. Manchester has how many residents?
Q3:
1. Is Manchester the UK's most populated area?
2. Is Manchester the most populous area of teh United Kingdom?
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Q4:
1. When did Manchester become a city?
2. What year did Manchester become a city in?
3. What year did Manchester get city status?
Q5:
1. What was opened in 1894 in Manchester?
2. What in Manchester was opened in 1894?
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Q6:
1. What is in the south side of Manchester?
2. What is located to Manchester's south?
3. 
Q7:
1. What is the governing authority in Manchester?
2. What is Manchester's local authority?
3. 
Q8:
1. Where did Manchester's history begin?
2. Where did Manchester's recorded history begin?
3. 
Q9:
1. When did Manchester's history begin?
2. When did Manchester's recorded history begin?
3. 
Q10:
1. When was Manchester a manorial township?
2. During what period was Manchester a manorial township?
3. Manchester was a manorial township during what time?
Q11:
1. When did textile manufacturing increase dramatically in Manchester?
2. When did Manchester see a dramatic increase in textile manufacturing?
3. During what time did textile manufacturing increase in Manchester?
Q12:
1. What was the result of the boom in textile manufacturing?
2. How did Manchester get affected by the increase in manufacturing?
3. How did the increase in textile manufacturing help Manchester?
Q13:
1. In what direction was Manchester linked to the sea?
2. Manchester had the sea in which direction?
3. Manchester was linked to the sea in what direction?
Q14:
1. What happened to Manchester after the second world war?
2. How did the second world war affect Manchester?
3. After WWII, what happened to Manchester?
Q15:
1. Why did Manchester's fortunes decline after WWII?
2. Why were Manchester's fortunes affected by the second world war?
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