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Clockwise from top-left: Marischal College, West Tower of the new Town House on Union Street, cityscape view from Tollohill Woods, Old Aberdeen High Street, Aberdeen Beach
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| Nickname(s): "Granite City", "Grey City", "Silver City with the Golden Sands" | |||
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| Coordinates: 57°09′09″N 2°06′36″W / 57.1526°N 2.1100°WCoordinates: 57°09′09″N 2°06′36″W / 57.1526°N 2.1100°W | |||
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| Council area | Aberdeen City | ||
| Lieutenancy area | Aberdeen | ||
| Earliest Charter | 1179 | ||
| City status | 1891 | ||
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| • Governing body | Aberdeen City Council | ||
| • Lord Provost | George Adam | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 184.46 km2 (71.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 228,990 | ||
| • Density | 1,169/km2 (3,030/sq mi) | ||
| • Language(s) | Scots (Doric), English | ||
| Demonym(s) | Aberdonian | ||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC±0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
| Postcode areas | AB10-AB13 (part), AB15, AB16, AB21-AB25 | ||
| Area code(s) | 01224 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-ABE | ||
| ONS code | 00QA | ||
| OS grid reference | NJ925065 | ||
| NUTS 3 | UKM50 | ||
| Primary Airport | Aberdeen Airport | ||
| Website | www |
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Aberdeen (
i/æbərˈdiːn/; Scots: Aiberdeen
listen ; Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain [ˈopər ˈʝɛ.ɛɲ]; Latin: Aberdonia) is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen itself and 228,990 for the local authority area.