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City of Edinburgh Council

Local authority area: City of Edinburgh · Baile Dhùn Èideann

City of Edinburgh is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 263.4 km² and had 524,930 residents in 2019 — about 1,993 people per km². The council is based in Edinburgh.

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Town hall in the administrative centreEdinburgh City Chambers

People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of Edinburgh, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019524,930+16.9% since 2001

Land area263.4km²101.7 sq mi

Density1,993/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#33of 382 UK councils · #2 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

452K456K458.5K463.2K469.9K477.9K482.6K487.5K492.6K498.8K507.2K513.2K518.5K524.9K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

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Predecessors
County of the City of Edinburgh

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

17 electoral wards

All wards of City of Edinburgh

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CAudit ScotlandCouncil office · Edinburgh EH3 9DN · hours listed CEdinburgh CouncilCouncil office · Edinburgh EH4 4DP

Westminster

Constituencies

Edinburgh South West · 8 wards Edinburgh West · 7 wards Edinburgh North and Leith · 6 wards Edinburgh East and Musselburgh · 6 wards Edinburgh South · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q2379199 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.