Editing Dumfries (section)

===Locality===
[[File:River Nith.jpg|thumb|River Nith]]

Like the rest of Dumfries and Galloway, of Scotland's three major geographical areas Dumfries lies in the [[Southern Uplands]]. The river Nith runs through Dumfries toward the Solway Firth in a southwards direction splitting the town into East and West. At low tide, the sea recedes to such an extent on the shallow sloping sands of the Solway that the length of the Nith is extended by 13&nbsp;km to {{convert|113.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}. This makes the Nith Scotland's seventh longest river. There are several bridges across the river within the town. In between the Devorgilla Bridge (also known as 'The Old Bridge') and the suspension bridge is a [[weir]] colloquially known as 'The Caul'. In wetter months of the year the Nith can flood the surrounding streets. The Whitesands has flooded on average once a year since 1827.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-66867199 | title=The Dumfries street that has flooded more than 200 times | work=BBC News | date=2 October 2023 }}</ref>

Dumfries has numerous suburbs including [[Summerhill, Dumfries|Summerhill]], Summerville, Troqueer, Georgetown, Cresswell, Larchfield, Calside, Lochside, Lincluden, [[Newbridge Drive]], Sandside, [[Heathhall]], [[Locharbriggs]], Noblehill and Marchmount. [[Maxwelltown]] to the west of the river Nith, was formerly a burgh in its own right within [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] until its incorporation into Dumfries in 1929; Summerhill, Troqueer, Lochside, Lincluden, Sandside are among other suburbs located on the Maxwelltown side of the river. [[Palmerston Park]], home to the town's senior football team [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]], is on Terregles Street, also on the Maxwelltown side of the river.

Queensberry Square and High Street are the central focal points of the town and this area hosts many of the historical, social and commercial enterprises and events of Dumfries. During the 1990s, these areas enjoyed various aesthetic recognitions from organisations including [[Britain in Bloom]].