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City of Edinburgh
City
Clockwise from top-left: View from Calton Hill, Old College, Old Town from Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street from Calton Hill
Clockwise from top-left: View from Calton Hill, Old College, Old Town from Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street from Calton Hill
Flag of City of Edinburgh
Coat of arms of City of Edinburgh
Nickname(s): 
"Auld Reekie", "Edina", "Athens of the North"
Location within Scotland
Location within Scotland
Coordinates: 55°57′11″N 3°11′20″W / 55.95306°N 3.18889°W / 55.95306; -3.18889
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy areaEdinburgh
FoundedPrior to 7th century AD
Burgh Charter1125
City status1889
Government
 • Governing bodyCity of Edinburgh Council
 • Lord ProvostDonald Wilson
 • MSPs
 • MPs
Area
 • City264 km2 (102 sq mi)
Elevation47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • City487,500[1]
 • Density1,828/km2 (4,730/sq mi)
 • Metro
782,000[2]
 • Language(s)
Scots English
Time zoneUTC±0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Area code0131
ISO 3166-2GB-EDH
ONS code00QP
OS grid referenceNT275735
NUTS 3UKM25
GDPUS$ 32.5 billion [4]
GDP per capitaUS$ 58,437[4]
Websitewww.edinburgh.gov.uk
  1. ^ "Mid-2013 Population Estimates Scotland". gro-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ "British urban pattern: population data" (PDF). epson.eu. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, United Kingdom Forecast : Weather Underground (weather and elevation at Queensferry Road, Edinburgh)". The Weather Underground, Inc. Retrieved 29 September 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Global city GDP 2014". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 18 November 2014.