Aiberdeen
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Aiberdeen (Inglis: Aberdeen; Scots Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is the third burgh o Scotland, wi fowk nummerin 212,125. It is the main toon an port o the Nor-East o Scotland.
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For ither uises, see Aiberdeen (disambiguation).
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Aiberdeen
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City an cooncil area | |
Fae left tae richt: Marischal College, Wast Touer o the new Toon Hoose on Union Street, River Dee view fae Tollohill Wids, Auld Aiberdeen Heich Street, Aiberdeen Beach | |
Eik-name(s): "Granite Ceety", "Grey Ceety", "Siller Ceety", and "Siller Ceety wi the Gowden Sands" | |
Location within Scotland | |
Coordinates: 57.15°N 2.11°W / 57.15; -2.11 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Cooncil area | Aberdeen City |
Lieutenancy area | Aberdeen |
Earliest Charter | 1179 |
City status | 1891 |
Govrenment | |
• Governing body | Aberdeen City Council |
• Lord Provost | Barney Crockett |
• MSPs | 3
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• MPs | 3
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Area | |
• City an cooncil area | 185.7 km2 (71.7 sq mi) |
Population (mid-2016 est.) | 196,670[1] |
• Density | 3505.7/km2 (9,080/sq mi) |
• Urban | 214,610[2] |
• Metro | 239,530[3] |
• Leid(s) | Scots (Doric) Inglis |
Demonym(s) | Aberdonians |
Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode areas | AB10-AB13 (part), AB15, AB16, AB21-AB25 |
Area code(s) | 01224 |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-ABE |
ONS code | S12000033 |
OS grid reference | NJ925065 |
NUTS 3 | UKM50 |
Primary Airport | Aberdeen Airport |
Website | www |
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It haes the byname o 'The Oil Capital Of Europe' thanks ti the muckle supply o crude ayl in the North Sea. It sits on the coast o the North Sea, atween the mous o the Don an the Dee. Aiberdeen is een o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland an is offeicially kent as 'The City of Aberdeen'.