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The City of Edinburgh Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Baile Dhùn Èideann) is the local government authority covering the City of Edinburgh council area. Almost half of the council area is the built-up area of Edinburgh , capital of Scotland .
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. City of Edinburgh may also refer to: City of Edinburgh (council area), a unitary district established in 1996 City of Edinburgh Council, the local authority body in the city; City of Edinburgh (1975–1996), a district of the Lothian region from 1975 to 1996
The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) is a school district headquartered in the city of Edinburg, Texas, United States Est. 1909.. The district has approximately 4,540 employees including over 2,600 certified professionals, 900 paraprofessionals, 80 counselors, 40 librarians, 45 nurses, 870 Food Service/Maintenance& Facilities Workers, and 200 bus drivers.
Also, as Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh is host to the Scottish Parliament and the main offices of the Scottish Government. The City of Edinburgh became a unitary council area in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Edinburgh district of the Lothian region.
List of lords provost in Edinburgh City Chambers. The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Edinburgh is the convener of the City of Edinburgh Council. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. They are also ex officio the Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh.
Following local government reorganisation in 1996, the City of Edinburgh Council constitutes one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. [219] Like all other local authorities of Scotland , the council has powers over most matters of local administration such as housing, planning, local transport , parks, economic development and regeneration. [ 220 ]
List of schools in Edinburgh is a list of schools in the City of Edinburgh council area of Scotland. It lists schools both within Edinburgh itself, and in outlying villages within the local government boundary.
David Cousin (1809–1878), architect, landscape architect and planner, Edinburgh's City Superintendent of Works; James Craig (1739–1795), designer of Edinburgh New Town; Francis William Deas (1862–1951) Arts and Crafts architect and landscape designer; Alexander Edward (1651–1708), Episcopalian clergyman, draughtsman, architect and ...