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[a] [2] The 52 localities with a population over 15,000 are listed below. [1] Glasgow is the most populous locality in Scotland, and also the largest city; Greater Glasgow is the largest settlement. Paisley is the fifth most populous locality in Scotland, and the largest town by population. Stirling has the smallest population of Scotland's cities.
Scotland has eight cities. Edinburgh is the capital city and Glasgow is the most populous. Scottish towns were granted burghs or royal burgh status by Scottish kings, including by David I of Scotland and William the Lion. City status has later been granted by royal charter and letters patent.
The Greater Glasgow conurbation, with a population of almost 1.2 million, is home to nearly a quarter of Scotland's population. [155] The Central Belt is where most of the main towns and cities of Scotland are located, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Perth. Scotland's only major city outside the Central Belt is Aberdeen.
This list ranks European cities by population within city limits. The largest cities in Europe have official populations of over one million inhabitants within their city boundaries . These rankings are based on populations contained within city administrative boundaries, as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas , which necessarily have ...
This is a list of lists of cities in Europe. Lists of countries includes countries that fall to at least some extent within European geographical boundaries according ...
List of cities and towns in Scotland. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... List of towns and cities in Scotland by ...
The list includes urban areas that have a population of over 1 million. Figures in the first and second column come from the UN 's World Urbanization Prospects and list only urban agglomerations . Figures in the third column come from the City Population website and list all continuous urban areas, including conurbations .
This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. List of burghs in Scotland; List of census localities in Scotland; List of islands of Scotland. List of Shetland islands; List of Orkney islands; List of Inner Hebrides; List of Outer Hebrides; List of outlying islands of Scotland; List of freshwater ...