City of Edinburgh

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 23rd 264 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Edinburgh
ISO 3166-2	GB-EDH
ONS code	00QP
Demographics
Population - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 2nd 449,240 1,702 / km²
Politics
Edinburgh City Council http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
Control	Labour
MPs	John Barrett Alistair Darling Nigel Griffiths Mark Lazarowicz Gavin Strang
MSPs	Margaret Smith David McLetchie Sarah Boyack Mike Pringle Malcolm Chisholm Susan Deacon

City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It borders onto West Lothian, Midlothian and East Lothian. Primarily comprised of the city itself, there are also a number of villages within the authority area too. Much of the Pentland Hills are based in the area as well. council area of Scotland File links The following pages link to this file: Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by population. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... John Andrew Barrett (born February 11, 1954) is a Scottish politician and Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West. ... The Right Honourable Alistair Maclean Darling (born November 28, 1953, London) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and is Secretary of State for Transport and separately Secretary of State for Scotland. ... Nigel Griffiths (born 20 May 1955) is a Labour politician in Scotland. ... Marek Jerzy Lazarowicz, known as Mark Lazarowicz, (born Dagenham, August 8, 1953) is a Scottish politician, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith. ... The Right Honourable Dr Gavin Steel Strang (born July 10, 1943) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Edinburgh East. ... ... Margaret Smith (born 18 February 1961) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh West. ... David McLetchie (born 6 August 1952) is a Scottish politician. ... Sarah Boyack (born 16 May 1961) is Labour member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central. ... Mike Pringle (b. ... Malcolm Chisholm (born 7 March 1949) is a Scottish politician, and Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Executive. ... Susan Deacon (born February 2, 1964) is a prominent Scottish politician, and Labour MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... The Pentland Hills is a range of hills to the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

The council administration has been run by the Labour Party for a number of years now. One of their recent initiatives was to try and introduce road tolls for those entering the city, as well as tolls for those entering the city centre from within the city as well. However, they had to shelve these plans when an overwhelming majority of Edinburgh residents opposed the plan in a referendum. The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... In 2005 the Labour run City of Edinburgh local authority held a referendum to seek approval for a road tolls scheme that they wished to introduce for those driving into the city of Edinburgh, as well as those who drove into the city centre from within the city boundaries. ...

The current Lord Provost of Edinburgh is Lesley Hinds, who replaced Eric Milligan on May 8, 2003. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh is the convener of the City of Edinburgh local authority. ... Lesley Hinds, born in Dundee, is the current Lord Provost of Edinburgh. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Towns and villages

• Balerno
• Dalmeny
• Edinburgh
• Ingliston
• Kirkliston
• Leith
• Ratho
• South Queensferry
• Straiton

Balerno is a town located near the Scottish capital Edinburgh. ... Dalmeny, a large baronial mansion and estate on the Firth of Forth, just outside Edinburgh, is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Kirkliston is a small village in the region of West Lothian, outside Edinburgh. ... Former Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently moored at Leith harbour. ... South Queensferry, originally a Royal Burgh in West Lothian is now part of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

Places of interest

• Edinburgh Castle
• Harlaw Reservoir
• Ratho Canal Museum
• Union Canal