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This is an alphabetically ordered list of cities and towns in the United Kingdom, arranged by constituent unit (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) and by administrative unit (unitary authority, county, and district). (See also city; urban
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This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated such as of 2015. It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter. There are currently a total of 69 such cities in the United Kingdom: 51 in England, seven in Scotland, six in Wales, and five in Northern Ireland.
CityYear granted or confirmedCathedral (pre-1889 England & Wales only)City councilAberdeen (Scots: Aiberdeen) (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain)1891 (Burgh: 1179)not applicableLocal government district (Council area)Armagh (Irish: Ard Mhacha) (Ulster-Scots: Airmagh)1994not applicableNone. Represented on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council1090This is a List of cities in the United Kingdom. This list includes all places with city status. City Year granted or confirmed Cathedral (pre-1889) City council
CityYear granted or confirmedCathedral (pre-1889)City councilAberdeen (Scots: Aiberdeen) (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain)1891 (Burgh: 1179)St Machar's CathedralLocal government districtArmagh (Irish: Ard Mhacha) (Ulster-Scots: Airmagh)1994not applicableNone. Represented on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Counciltime immemorialCathedral Church of St DeiniolCommunity1090Charter trustees- Åland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Svalbard
- Abkhazia, Artsakh, Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia, Transnistria
- Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
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The table below lists the 311 incorporated places in the United States with more than 100,000 people living in them on July 1, 2017, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital city , and in italics if it is the city with the most people of the state.
- London. Home of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, The British Museum and more British Icons, London is a world center of theatre, art, music, literature and culture.
- Edinburgh. Scotland's capital and the seat of its Parliament, Edinburgh combines the young and modern sensibilities of a great university city and national capital with a historic and dramatic setting.
- Manchester. Manchester is often called the first modern city. In the 18th century this Northwestern city, 30 miles from Liverpool, was the cotton making capital of the world and one of the breeding grounds of the industrial revolution.
- Birmingham. A combination of entrepreneurial daring and engineering know-how made Birmingham the manufacturing engine of Britain through the 19th century and most of the 20th.
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The table displays the 28 smallest official cities in the United Kingdom across three measures, the majority appearing in all categories bar some exceptions: . Area (Body): 1 This default sort ranks the physically smallest 20 local government areas (parish/community, district, county) and built-up areas that have city status
CityArea (Body/Locale)(#)Area (Body/Locale)(sq mi (km2))Body11.12 (2.90)County22.11 (5.46)Parish32.49 (6.45)Community42.79 (7.23)Community