City of Edinburgh

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Region: Scotland
Country: Scotland

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

City of Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famed for its medieval Old Town, Georgian New Town, and cultural festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe. It is a political, economic, and educational hub, with tourism and financial services as key industries.

The local government for this district is: City of Edinburgh Council (Scotland Council Area).

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.

This district page, City of Edinburgh, is a sub-page of this region page: Scotland. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in City of Edinburgh

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in City of Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh is divided into 17 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Almond
  • City Centre
  • Colinton/Fairmilehead
  • Corstorphine/Murrayfield
  • Craigentinny/Duddingston
  • Drum Brae/Gyle
  • Forth
  • Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
  • Inverleith
  • Leith
  • Leith Walk
  • Liberton/Gilmerton
  • Morningside
  • Pentland Hills
  • Portobello/Craigmillar
  • Sighthill/Gorgie
  • Southside/Newington

City of Edinburgh in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, City of Edinburgh is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Scotland
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ East Central Scotland
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ City of Edinburgh

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Scotland