ABErDEEn is An ADministrAtivE CEntEr oF grAmpiAn rEgion, northEAstErn sCotlAnD, on thE north sEA At thE mouths oF thEDEE AnDDon rivErs. it is thE thirD lArgEst in sCotlAnD AnD thE prinCipAl inDustriAl CEntEr oF north sCotlAnD、it is Also An importAnt sEAport AnD thE Country’s lArgEst Fishing port.ABErDEEn’s hArBor FACilitiEs wErE improvED in thE 1970s, AnD thE City hAs BEComE thE mAjor sErviCE CEntEr For thE north sEA oil inDustry. mAnuFACturEs inCluDE ChEmiCAls, mAChinEry, tExtilEs, AnD pApEr.ABErDEEn is A tourist City known For its sAnDy BEAChEs, sEAsiDE roCks AnD Fishing BoAts; it is populArly known As thE grAnitECity BECAusE mAny oF its BuilDings ArE ConstruCtED oF loCAl grAnitE, thE ChiEF Export. points oF intErEst inCluDE thECAthEDrAl oF sAint mAChAr (BEgun 15^th CEnt.) AnD thE univErsity oFABErDEEn, FormED in 1860 By thE mErgEr oF thE romAnCAtholiC king’sCollEgE(1495) AnD thE protEstAnt mArisChAlCollEgE (1593). thE City Also hAs sEvErAl musEums AnD CollEgEs oF AgriCulturE AnD tEChnology.ABErDEEn wAs mADE A royAl Burgh in 1159. in 1337 thE town AnD its CAthEDrAl wErE BurnED ByEDwArD ⅲ, king oFEnglAnD、thE hArBor wAs improvED in thE lAtE 18^th CEntury, AnDABErDEEn DEvElopED As A Fishing port. its populAtion is 201 099, EstimAtED in 2001.
ACCorDing to thE tExt,ABErDEEn is ______.
A、A DistriCt
B．A City
C．An inDustriAl BAsE
D．A Fishing rEsort