List of Towns, Cities and Villages in Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh (/ˈɛdɥnbərə/) It is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
The name of the city comes from the Gaelic language Dùn Èideann.
The modern city is on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between the rivers Almond and Esk.
It is in the historic region of Lothian, and the Pentland Hills are to the south. Edinburgh has the second most people in Scotland and the seventh most people in the whole of the UK.
Since at least the 1400s, Edinburgh has been known as the capital of Scotland.
It is home to the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, and the country’s highest courts.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse in the city is where the British monarch lives in Scotland.
It is estimated that 506,520 people live in the city proper by mid-2020, 526,470 people live in the City of Edinburgh council area, which includes some small villages in the western part of its territory, and 1,384,950 people live in the wider Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region, which includes East Lothian, Fife, Midlothian, the Scottish Borders, and West Lothian.
The local government right now is the City of Edinburgh Council.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Edinburgh, Scotland:
- Abbeyhill
- Atholl Place
- Balerno
- Barnton
- Bingham
- Blackhall
- Bonaly
- Bonnington
- Braepark
- Broughton
- Brunstane
- Bughtlin
- Burdiehouse
- Clermiston
- Colinton
- Comiston
- Corstorphine
- Craigentinny
- Craigiehall
- Craigleith
- Craiglockhart
- Craigmillar
- Cramond
- Cramond Bridge
- Currie
- Dalmeny
- Dalry
- Danderhall
- Dean
- Dreghorn
- Drum
- Drylaw
- Duddingston
- Edinburgh
- Fairmilehead
- Gilmerton
- Glenbrock
- Gogar
- Gorgie
- Gracemount
- Granton
- Hermiston
- Inverleith
- Joppa
- Juniper Green
- Kaimes
- Kingsknowe
- Kirkliston
- Leith
- Liberton
- Lochend
- Longstone
- Malleny Mills
- Meadowbank
- Merchiston
- Moredun
- Morningside
- Muirhouse
- Murrayfield
- New Town
- Newbigging
- Newbridge
- Newhailes
- Newhaven
- Newington
- Newliston
- Niddrie
- Northfield
- Old Town
- Oxgangs
- Pilrig
- Pilton
- Port Edgar
- Portobello
- Prestonfield
- Queensferry
- Ratho
- Ratho Station
- Ravelston
- Restalrig
- Saughton
- Sighthill
- Silverknowes
- Slateford
- South Gyle
- Stenhouse
- Swanston
- The Inch
- Torphin
- Trinity
- Turnhouse
- Warriston
- Wester Hailes
See places in other counties in Scotland below:
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- Clackmannanshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- Falkirk
- Fife County
- Glasgow
- Highland
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- Moray
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Orkney
- Outer Hebrides or Western Isles
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire
- Scottish Borders
- Shetland Isles
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirlingshire
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian