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Edinburgh

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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland, bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. It had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland after Glasgow and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
530,680 1
Area (sq km)
263 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Latitude
55.95333 degrees north 1
Longitude
3.18917 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Scotland, States or Territories

edinburgh is associated with scotland.

Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Scotland, States or Territories

edinburgh is the capital of scotland.

Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
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1. Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    530,680
  • Infobox, Population year
    Population (2024)
  • Infobox, Area
    263 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    55.95333
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -3.18917
  • Associated With: United Kingdom, Infobox, Sovereign state
    United Kingdom
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