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City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.

Population488,050 (2016)
Elevation47 m
WeatherRecent annual daily averages ranged from about 38°F to 62°F by month.

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