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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
488,050 1
Area (sq km)
263 2
Founding Year
650 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Elevation (m)
47 1
Latitude
55.95333 degrees north 2
Longitude
3.18917 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Scotland, States or Territories

edinburgh is associated with scotland.

Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom, Countries
Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Scotland, States or Territories

edinburgh is the capital of scotland.

Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Auld Reekie and the Athens of the North: Edinburgh's two nicknames, Articles
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Location Of

The 1910 Edinburgh World Missionary Conference

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Site Of

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)

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Aberdeen Group plc

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Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative

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Innis & Gunn

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NatWest Group plc

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North British Railway

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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust

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Source Wikipedia: Scottish Mortgage Investment Trusttier 2
University of Edinburgh

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Source University of Edinburgh (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland
Company of Scotland

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University of Edinburgh

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The University of Edinburgh (Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
DMA Design

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Quote, Lead, headquarters
is a British video game developer and a studio of Rockstar Games based in Edinburgh
Craft Scotland

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Office Address: Craft Scotland Studio 6, Castle Mills, 2 Gilmore Park Edinburgh EH3 9FN
Court of Session

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Source Court of Session (source article)Composition, court sits
Quote, Composition, court sits
The court sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a trial court and a court of appeal.
Court of the Lord Lyon

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Source Court of the Lord Lyon (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [seat-city]
Quote, Lead paragraph [seat-city]
based in New Register House in Edinburgh
High Court of Justiciary

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Quote, Lead [seat-city]
As an appeal court, the High Court sits only in Edinburgh.
University of Edinburgh

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Warrender Baths Club

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Source Warrender Baths Club (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland
Sources
1. Edinburgh (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 47 m
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2. Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    530,680
  • Article text
    The City of Edinburgh council area had an estimated population of 530,680 in 2024, and includes outlying towns and villages.
  • Infobox, Area
    263 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    55.95333
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -3.18917
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Founded' = 'Before 7th century AD' on the 'Edinburgh' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
  • Associated With: United Kingdom, Infobox, Sovereign state
    United Kingdom
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Edinburgh - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2650225
    55.95206 -3.19648 P PPLA GB SCT U8 514990 66 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 66 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, -3.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, -3.25
55.75 -3.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Edinburgh
Wikidata Q23436, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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