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Dundee (/dʌnˈdiː/ⓘ;
Scots: Dundee;
Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh, pronounced[t̪unˈtʲeː]) is the
fourth-largest city in
Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was
148,210, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the
second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern
central Lowlands on the north bank of the
Firth of Tay, which feeds into the
North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32
council areas used for
local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the
historic county of
Angus, the city developed into a
burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the
Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global
jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism".
Today, Dundee is promoted as "One City, Many Discoveries" in honour of Dundee's history of scientific activities and of the
RRS Discovery,
Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic exploration vessel, which was built in Dundee and is now berthed at Discovery Point. Biomedical and technological industries have arrived since the 1980s, and the city now accounts for 10% of the United Kingdom's
digital entertainment industry, including mobile app development and gaming. Dundee has two universities – the
University of Dundee and
Abertay University. In 2014, Dundee was recognised by the United Nations as the UK's first
UNESCO City of Design for its diverse contributions to fields including medical research, comics and video games.
With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent itself as a cultural centre. In pursuit of this, a £1 billion master plan to regenerate and to reconnect the Waterfront to the city centre started in 2001 and is expected to be completed within a 30-year period. The
V&A Dundee – the first branch of the
V&A to operate outside of London – is the main centre piece of the waterfront project. (Full article...)