Aberdeen

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Aberdeen

Total population

192,956

Founded

1175

Air quality index

22Good

Land area65.1 km²

WeatherAvg high 52.8°F

Coordinates57.15°, -2.09°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Aberdeen is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities. Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (2020) for the main urban area and 220,690 (2020) for the wider settlement including outlying localities, making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jock Garden

Australian politician (1882-1968)

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Scott Rennie

British minister

R

Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy

British lady-in-waiting and baroness

B

Benny Yorston

British association football player (1905-1977)

William Forbes Skene

Scottish historian (1809-1892)

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Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan

Scottish noble

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Amy Manson

Scottish actress

Andrew B. Davidson

British academic (1831-1902)

Archibald Bisset Smith

recipient of the Victoria Cross

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Bill Anderson

Scottish sportsman

Charles James William Grant

Scottish military officer (1861–1932); recipient of the Victoria Cross

Flora Garry

Scottish poet

James Duncan

American union leader (1857-1928)

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James Thompson

British civil servant and administrator (1848–1929)

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Piers Mackesy

British military historian (1924-2014)

Robert Marnock

British horticulturalist and garden designer (1800–1889)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• The Crossroads
  4.4 mi away
• Aryburn
  5.1 mi away
• Bishopston
  5.4 mi away
• Sunnyside
  5.7 mi away
• Silverburn
  6.2 mi away
• Mill of Brotherfield
  6.8 mi away
• Rosevalley
  7.5 mi away
• Parsonage
  9 mi away
• Tillery
  10.4 mi away
• Whiterashes
  12 mi away
• Chapelhall Cottages
  13.4 mi away
• Achath
  13.6 mi away

Browse all places in Scotland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Aberdeen

Infinite in all directions

Freeman J. Dyson · 1988

Extracts from the Council register of the burgh of Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Scotland) · 1844

Monumental inscriptions, Old Machar churchyard, Aberdeen, Scotland

A. Strath Maxwell · 1986

Records of Old Aberdeen, MCLVII-[mcmiii]; Volume 14

Aberdeen (Scotland) · 2018

Ane account of the familie of Innes

Spalding Club (Aberdeen, Scotland) · 1864

St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, Aberdeen, Scotland

A. Strath Maxwell · 1940

Publications

New Spalding Club (Aberdeen, Scotland) · 2018

Records of old Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Scotland) · 1899

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

black knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Seen 2026-06-18

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Seen 2026-06-18

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Seen 2026-06-18

Silver-ground Carpet

Xanthorhoe montanata

Seen 2026-06-18

Pellucid Hover Fly

Volucella pellucens

Seen 2026-06-18

Common Nettle-tap

Anthophila fabriciana

Seen 2026-06-18

crested dogtail grass

Cynosurus cristatus

Seen 2026-06-18

Garden Grass-veneer

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Seen 2026-06-18

Pignut

Conopodium majus

Seen 2026-06-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Aberdeen, sourced from Wikidata.

• Royal National Mod

  festival

  Annual Scottish Gaelic cultural festival in Scotland

• Spectra Festival of Light

  planned event

  Annual Arts Festival in Aberdeen, Scotland.

• Aberdeen International Youth Festival

  festival

  former arts festival of Scotland

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Aberdeen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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