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City of Edinburgh Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann Scots: Embra, Embro, Edinburrie
Unitary Authority & City
Central Edinburgh's skyline from Calton Hill
Coat of Arms of the City Council
Nickname(s):  "Auld Reekie", "Athens of the North"
Motto(s):  "Nisi Dominus Frustra" "Without the Lord, everything is in vain"
Edinburgh shown within Scotland
Coordinates: 55°56′58″N 3°9′37″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Admin HQ	Edinburgh City Centre
Founded	7th century
Burgh Charter	1125
City status	1889
Government
• Type	Unitary Authority, City
• Governing body	City of Edinburgh Council
• Lord Provost	George Grubb
• MSPs	6 Kenny MacAskill (SNP) Sarah Boyack (L) Malcolm Chisholm (L) Mike Pringle (LD) Margaret Smith (LD) David McLetchie (Con)
• MPs:	5 Alistair Darling (L) Gavin Strang (L) Nigel Griffiths (L) Mark Lazarowicz (L) John Barrett (LD)
Area
• Total	100.00 sq mi (259.0 km2)
Population  (2022)
• Total	463,510
• Urban density	4,635.1/sq mi (1,789.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	EH
Area code	0131
ISO 3166-2	GB-EDH
ONS code	00QP
OS grid reference	NT275735
NUTS 3	UKM25
Website	www.edinburgh.gov.uk