City of Dundee Dun De
City and council area
Top: Tay Rail Bridge , Middle : RRS Discovery and City Centre , Bottom left: Magdalen Yard Bandstand , Bottom right: University of Dundee .
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Etymology: Scottish Gaelic - Dun De (Tay Fort) [1]
Nickname:  " The City of Discovery "
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Coordinates: 56°27′43″N 2°58′15″W  /  56.462°N 2.9707°W  / 56.462; -2.9707
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council Area	Dundee City
Lieutenancy Area	Dundee
Founded	c. 11th century AD
Burgh Charter	1191
City Status	1889
Government
? Body	Dundee City Council
?  Lord Provost	Ian Borthwick [2]
? Leader of Dundee City Council	John Alexander (councillor) [3]
?  MSPs	2 Joe FitzPatrick  (SNP) Shona Robison  (SNP)
?  MPs	2 Stewart Hosie  (SNP) Chris Law  (SNP)
Area [4]
? Total	60 km 2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	18 m (59 ft)
Population   (2016) [6]
? Total	148,270
? Rank	4th, Scotland
? Density	2,478/km 2 (6,420/sq mi)
?  Metro	237,000 [5]
? Language(s)	English Scots
Demonym	Dundonian
Time zone	UTC±0 ( GMT )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC+1 ( BST )
Postcode Areas	DD1-5
Area code	01382
ISO 3166-2	GB-DND
ONS Code	S12000042
OS Grid Reference	NO4030
NUTS 3	UKM21
Primary Airport	Dundee Airport
Website	www .dundeecity .gov .uk

Dundee is a city on the east coast of Scotland where the River Tay flows into the North Sea . It is the fourth largest city in Scotland. It was famous as the city of " Jute , jam , and journalism ", because jute and jam were made there, and several newspapers were printed in the city.

Dundee has a population of 148,260 people. It is the fourth largest city in Scotland.

There are two universities in Dundee. They are called the University of Dundee and the University of Abertay Dundee .

It also is home to two professional football teams. Dundee F.C. and Dundee United F.C. , who both play in the Scottish Premier League . Unusually, their stadiums ( Dens Park and Tannadice ) are very close together, in the same street. ^[7]

Dundee Airport serves the area.

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