Aberdeen

Summary

Aberdeen is a city^[1]. Aberdeen ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,842 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aberdeen received the royal burgh^[3].
• Aberdeen received the city status in the United Kingdom^[4].
• Aberdeen is located in Aberdeen City^[5].
• Aberdeen is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Aberdeen is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• Aberdeen is on the body of water River Don^[8].
• Aberdeen is on the body of water River Dee^[9].
• Aberdeen is on the body of water Aberdeen Bay^[10].
• Aberdeen's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Aberdeen's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Aberdeen's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[13].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavanger^[14].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atyrau^[15].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Regensburg^[16].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Clermont-Ferrand^[17].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bulawayo^[18].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houston^[19].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baku^[20].
• Aberdeen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barranquilla^[21].
• Aberdeen's postal code is recorded as AB10-AB13 (parte), AB15, AB16, AB22-AB25^[22].
• Aberdeen's Commons category is recorded as Aberdeen^[23].
• Aberdeen's located in time zone is recorded as Greenwich Mean Time^[24].
• Aberdeen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Aberdeen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[26].
• Aberdeen's local dialing code is recorded as 1224^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1927^[30]. Aberdeen is located in Aberdeen City^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include River Don^[8], a river^[31], in United Kingdom^[32]; River Dee^[9], a river^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; and Aberdeen Bay^[10], a bay^[35], in United Kingdom^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+163891'}^[37], {'amount': '+158963'}^[38], {'amount': '+167258'}^[39], {'amount': '+182729'}^[40], {'amount': '+185390'}^[41], and {'amount': '+182075'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11], big city^[12], and human settlement^[13].

History and Context

1175 marks the founding of Aberdeen^[43].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Aberdeen include Aberdeen Airport^[44], an international airport^[45], in United Kingdom^[46]; Aberdeen railway station^[47], a railway station^[48], in United Kingdom^[49]; Aberdeen^[50], a city in the United States^[51], in United States^[52]; Aberdeen City^[53], a council area^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1975^[56]; and Aberdeen People's Journal^[57], a newspaper^[58].

Why It Matters

Aberdeen ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,842 views/month).^[2] Aberdeen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] Aberdeen is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for Aberdeen include Aberdeen Airport^[44], an international airport^[45], in United Kingdom^[46]; Aberdeen railway station^[47], a railway station^[48], in United Kingdom^[49]; Aberdeen^[50], a city in the United States^[51], in United States^[52]; Aberdeen City^[53], a council area^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1975^[56]; and Aberdeen People's Journal^[57], a newspaper^[58].

FAQs

What awards did Aberdeen receive?

Honors received include royal burgh^[3] and city status in the United Kingdom^[4].