Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester in North West England. The city centre lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, straddling the River Irwell. The electoral ward of Manchester Central has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) and a population of 11,689.
The city centre evolved from the civilian vicus of the Roman fort of Mamucium, on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. In the Middle Ages, what is now the city centre was the township of Manchester.
Extensively redeveloped since the Manchester Blitz of 1941 and 1996 IRA bomb, the city centre remains the commercial and cultural centre of Manchester. The majority of the tallest buildings and structures in Manchester are located in the city centre, including Manchester Town Hall in Albert Square and the Beetham Tower, the tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London.
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