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Peterhead
City population
19,060
#645
in United Kingdom
#43
in Scotland
#26,349
worldwide
57.505, -1.784 · 675 km from London
About Peterhead
Peterhead is a city in Scotland, United Kingdom with a population of 19,060. It is the 645th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 26,349th largest worldwide. It lies 675 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#43of 58
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
57.505, -1.784
Record updated
2026-04-08
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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