Burgh of Aberdeen

Aberdeen Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain
City and council area
Clockwise from top-left: Marischal College, West Tower of the new Town House on Union Street, River Don view from Tollohill Woods, Old Aberdeen High Street, Aberdeen Beach
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "Granite City", "Grey City", "Silver City", and "Silver City with the Golden Sands"
Location within Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°09′09″N 2°06′36″W / 57.1526°N 2.1100°W / 57.1526; -2.1100Coordinates: 57°09′09″N 2°06′36″W / 57.1526°N 2.1100°W / 57.1526; -2.1100
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Aberdeen City
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeen
Earliest Charter	1179
City status	1891
Government
• Governing body	Aberdeen City Council
• Lord Provost	Barney Crockett
• MSPs	3 Mark McDonald (Ind) Kevin Stewart (SNP) Maureen Watt (SNP)
• MPs	3 Kirsty Blackman (SNP) Colin Clark (Con) Ross Thomson (Con)
Area
• Land	56.1 km2 (21.7 sq mi)
• Urban	185.7 km2 (71.7 sq mi)
• Metro	6,499 km2 (2,509 sq mi)
Population (mid-2016 est.)	196,670 – City proper
• Density	3,505.7/km2 (9,080/sq mi)
• Urban	229,800 – Council area
• Metro	492,400 – City region
• Language(s)	Scots (Doric), English
Demonym(s)	Aberdonians
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	S12000033
OS grid reference	NJ925065
NUTS 3	UKM50
Primary Airport	Aberdeen Airport
Website	aberdeencity.gov.uk

Aberdeen (/æbərˈdiːn/ ( listen); 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 and 229,800 for the local authority area.