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A map of the eight cities of Scotland. Scotland has eight cities. Edinburgh is the capital city and Glasgow is the most populous.
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.
Scotland's cities commonly have the largest salaries in Scotland based on place of work. [336] 2021/2022 data indicate that there were 2.6 million dwellings across Scotland, with 318,369 local authority dwellings. [337] A typical price for a house in Scotland was £195,391 in August 2022. [338]
The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, [6] making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom.
No new cities were created between the 16th and 19th centuries, but following the Industrial Revolution and the accompanying population boom and growth in urbanisation, new sees were established at Ripon (1836) and Manchester (1847); their councils began to style them cities immediately. Inverness in Scotland was refused a charter at the time ...
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]
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;
Glasgow [a] is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. [5] The city is the third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom [6] and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe. [7] The city comprises 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within City of Glasgow Council.