Edinburgh
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Summary
Edinburgh is a city[1]. Edinburgh ranks in the top 0.18% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74,745 views/month, #10 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: royal burgh[3], city status in the United Kingdom[4]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[5], League of Historical Cities[6], World Tourism Cities Federation[7], Organization of World Heritage Cities[8]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Edinburgh[9]
- Country: United Kingdom[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Water of Leith[11], River Almond[12], River Forth[13], Firth of Forth[14]
- Head of government: Frank Ross[15]
- Continent: Europe[16]
- Instance of: college town[17], lieutenancy area of Scotland[18], big city[19], Q141763519[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Munich[21], Nice[22], Florence[23], Dunedin[24], Vancouver[25], San Diego[26], Xi'an[27], Kyiv[28], Aalborg[29], Kyoto[30], Vilnius[31], Segovia[32], Saint Petersburg[33], Kyoto Prefecture[34]
- Postal code: EH1-EH13[35]
- Commons category: Edinburgh[36]
- Local dialing code: 0131[37]
- Inception: 601[38]
- OS grid reference: NT275735[39]
- Official website: https://edinburgh.org/[40], https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Edinburgh[42]
- Commons gallery: Edinburgh[43]
- Population: 488,050[44]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Edinburgh[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Edinburgh include Duke of Edinburgh[46], a noble title[47], in Kingdom of Great Britain[48]; Edinburgh Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United Kingdom[51]; Edinburg[52], a city in the United States[53], in United States[54], founded in 1908[55]; Edinburgh[56], a town in Indiana[57], in United States[58]; Edinburgh Agreement (1992)[59], a treaty[60]; Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh[61], a noble title[62], in Kingdom of Great Britain[63], founded in 1764[64]; 8283 Edinburgh[65], an asteroid[66]; and Edinburgh Evening Courant[67], a newspaper[68].
Why It Matters
Edinburgh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Edinburgh is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Edinburgh include Duke of Edinburgh[46], a noble title[47], in Kingdom of Great Britain[48]; Edinburgh Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United Kingdom[51]; Edinburg[52], a city in the United States[53], in United States[54], founded in 1908[55]; Edinburgh[56], a town in Indiana[57], in United States[58]; Edinburgh Agreement (1992)[59], a treaty[60]; and Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh[61], a noble title[62], in Kingdom of Great Britain[63], founded in 1764[64].
FAQs
What awards did Edinburgh receive?
Honors received include royal burgh[3] and city status in the United Kingdom[4].