Local authority · S12000033

Aberdeen City

In use

Aberdeen City is a local authority in Scotland, published in boundary releases since December 2011.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code
S12000033
Kind
Local authority
Area
185 km²
Population
231,780Mid-2024 estimate
In use
2011 to now

Where it sits

Grouping of councilsAberdeen, Grampian, North East Scotland
CountryScotland

What it contains

What it overlaps

1 ward, as of the December 2018 boundaries

Neighbours

1 local authority shares a border with Aberdeen City, longest border first.

Data published for it

19 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Aberdeen City itself.

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

  • The areaDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033
  • Its boundaryDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033/geometry?tier=medium
  • Its historyDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033/history
  • What it sits withinDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033/parents
  • What it containsDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033/children
  • Its neighboursDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033/neighbours
  • What you can ask about itDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000033?include=capabilities