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The city of Stirling has the smallest population amongst Scotland's cities, with an estimated population of just over 37,000 inhabitants. In total, Scotland consists of eight cities, with multiple larger towns, the largest town being Paisley. The section "Localities" contains a list of basic populated areas ordered by population.
The Capital of the Highlands Highland: As a royal burgh 1124-53 [18] [19] 2000 as a city [20] Old High Church St Stephen's. Founded in the 12th century [21] First references in a charter by Alexander II in 1240 [22] 47,790 Stirling: Sruighlea Gateway to the Highlands Stirling: 37,910 1124 as a royal burgh [7] 2002 as a city [23] Dunblane Cathedral
List of town and villages in the Highlands of Scotland. This covers a wider area than just the Highland council area. Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross; Aboyne, Aberdeenshire;
The Highlands (Scots: the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: a' Ghàidhealtachd [ə ˈɣɛːəl̪ˠt̪ʰəxk], lit. ' the place of the Gaels ') is a historical region of Scotland. [1] [failed verification] Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands.
The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. This article is a list of any town , village , hamlet or settlement , in the Highland council area of Scotland . The area encompassed by the Highland council is smaller than that encompassed by the Scottish Highlands .
The rural population of the Highlands (both within and outwith the council area) declined in the late 19th century even as Scotland's grew substantially. For example, the population of Skye declined from 23,082 in 1841 to 15,705 in 1891 and a low point of 7,183 in 1971, before growing in more recent decades.
The Central Belt of Scotland is the area of highest population density within Scotland.Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in 2019), including multiple major Scottish settlements such as Paisley, Glasgow, East Kilbride, Livingston and Edinburgh.