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Population (2011) [1] • Total. 29,268 • Density: 30,000/km 2 (77,000/sq mi) ... Dunoon is a sprawling township in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The ...
Dunoon (/ d u ˈ n uː n /; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Omhain [t̪un ˈo.ɪɲ]) is the main town on the Cowal Peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. [2]
In December 2015, Bute became home to about 100 Syrians, making the island one of the largest recipients of these refugees in the UK relative to its population. Argyll and Bute council stated that the island was chosen as a suitable location because it had "available social housing" and is "closer to the central belt" for medical support. [ 40 ]
From 1845 to 1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland: having parochial boards from 1845 to 1894, and parish councils from 1894 until 1930.. The parishes, which had their origins in the ecclesiastical parishes of the Church of Scotland, often overlapped county boundaries, largely because they reflected earlier territorial divisions.
During the 20th century, the population of Ulva continued to fall. In 1981 it dropped to 13, the lowest point in recorded history until then. By 1991, however, it had risen to 30, mostly due to incomers working on the island. In 2001 the usually resident population was 16 [37] but by 2011 it had decreased again to 11. [6]
Kirn is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands on the west shore of the Firth of Clyde on the Cowal peninsula. It now forms part of the continuous habitation between Dunoon and Hunters Quay, where the Holy Loch joins the Firth of Clyde.
Kirkliston Parish Church Medieval 1-123: Edinburgh: Dalmeny and Queensferry 9,479 Dalmeny Parish Church Medieval Queensferry Church 1635 Previously in the Presbytery of West Lothian 2-137: Bathgate: Boghall 4,684 Boghall Church, Bathgate 1958 2-138: Bathgate: Parish Church 16,077 Bathgate Parish Church 1884 2-140: 2-152: Livingston: Old 15,169
Population density (people per km 2) by country. This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.