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Dundee, Scotland

City of Dundee
Dùn Dè
City and council area
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Etymology: Scottish Gaelic - Dùn Dè (Tay Fort)
Nickname(s): "The City of Discovery"
Dundee is located in Scotland
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Location in Scotland
Coordinates: 56°27′43″N 2°58′15″W / 56.462°N 2.9707°W / 56.462; -2.9707Coordinates: 56°27′43″N 2°58′15″W / 56.462°N 2.9707°W / 56.462; -2.9707
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Country  Scotland
Council Area Dundee City
Lieutenancy Area Dundee
Founded c. 11th century AD
Burgh Charter 1191
City Status 1889
Government
 • Body Dundee City Council
 • Lord Provost Robert Duncan
 • MSPs
 • MPs
Area
 • Total 60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 148,210
 • Rank 4th, Scotland
 • Density 2,477/km2 (6,420/sq mi)
 • Metro 237,000
 • Language(s) English, Scots
Demonym(s) Dundonian
Time zone GMT (UTC±0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcode Areas DD1-5
Area code(s) 01382
ISO 3166-2 GB-DND
ONS Code 00QJ
OS Grid Reference NO4030
NUTS 3 UKM21
Primary Airport Dundee Airport
Website www.dundeecity.gov.uk

Dundee (Listeni/dʌnˈd/; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dè [ˈt̪uːn tʲeː]), officially the City of Dundee, is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2015 was 148,210 which gave Dundee a population density of 2,477/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.


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