City of Edinburgh | |
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City | |
 Clockwise from top-left: View from Calton Hill, Old College, Old Town from Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street from Calton Hill | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): "Auld Reekie", "Edina", "Athens of the North" | |
 Location within Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 55°57′11″N 3°11′20″W / 55.95306°N 3.18889°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Lieutenancy area | Edinburgh |
| Founded | Prior to 7th century AD |
| Burgh Charter | 1125 |
| City status | 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | City of Edinburgh Council |
| • Lord Provost | Donald Wilson |
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| Area | |
| • City | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • City | 487,500[1] |
| • Density | 1,828/km2 (4,730/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 782,000[2] |
| • Language(s) | Scots English |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Area code | 0131 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-EDH |
| ONS code | 00QP |
| OS grid reference | NT275735 |
| NUTS 3 | UKM25 |
| GDP | US$ 32.5 billion [4] |
| GDP per capita | US$ 58,437[4] |
| Website | www |
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- ^ "British urban pattern: population data" (PDF). epson.eu. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Edinburgh, United Kingdom Forecast : Weather Underground (weather and elevation at Queensferry Road, Edinburgh)". The Weather Underground, Inc. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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