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Aberdeen
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| Nickname(s): Granite City, the Silver City by Sea, Oil Capital of Europe | |
 Aberdeen shown within Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 57°09′N 2°07′W / 57.15°N 2.11°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Aberdeen City |
| Lieutenancy area | Aberdeen |
| Earliest Charter | 1179 |
| City status | 1891 |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative HQ | Town House |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Body | Aberdeen City Council |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • MPs | 3 MPs |
| • MSPs | 3 MSPs |
| Area | |
• Total | 72 sq mi (186 km2) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 224,190 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 3,130/sq mi (1,208/km2) |
| Demonym | Aberdonian |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | AB10–13 (part), AB14–16, AB21–25 |
| Dialling codes | 01224 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-ABE |
| GSS code | S12000033 |
| Website | aberdeencity |
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Aberdeen (/ˌæbərˈdiːn/ ⓘ AB-ər-DEEN; locally [ˌeːbərˈdin] ⓘ or [ˈeːbərdin] ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain [ˈopəɾ ˈʝɛ.ɪɲ]) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities[3] (commonly referred to as councils). Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (2020) for the main urban area and 220,690 (2020) for the wider settlement including outlying localities,[4] making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.[5]
Aberdeen received royal burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–1153),[6] which transformed the city economically. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world,[7] and the seaport is the largest in the north-east part of Scotland.[8] A university town, the city is known for the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495 as the fifth oldest university in the English-speaking world and located in Old Aberdeen.
During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content.[9] Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe.[10] Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don, the area around Aberdeen is thought to have been settled for at least 6,000 years.[11]
- ^ "Council and Democracy". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ COSLA (24 April 2020). "Councils". COSLA. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Climate of Aberdeen, Scotland". Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "The old burghs of Aberdeen". Aberdeen Civic Society. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Flights delayed as climate protesters invade Aberdeen airport". The Daily Telegraph. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Architecture of Aberdeen, Scotland". Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
- ^ "People associated with Aberdeen – CSUB Events". events.csub.edu. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Shepherd, Mike (2015). Oil Strike North Sea: A first-hand history of North Sea oil. Luath Press.
- ^ "Welcome to Aberdeen". Aberdeen Accommodation Index. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2007.