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James VI's Golden Charter to Perth in 1600 referred to it as a "free city and regal and royal burgh". [47] It was officially the second city of Scotland until 1975 when city status was removed when local government was reorganised. It regained the status in 2012. [48] Dunfermline was also made a royal burgh in ~1124 by David I of Scotland. [6]
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.
This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The list includes the county town, area, and population density.
The individual counties and county councils continued to exist in these areas, but a joint county council became the principal local authority. [14] Following the changes, which came into effect in 1930, the following were the local government areas into which Scotland was divided: [14] The four counties of cities; 29 counties; 2 combined counties
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 ...
The boundaries of the counties of cities were periodically expanded as their urban areas grew. With the exception of the four counties of cities, the other burghs which had been excluded from county council control in 1890 were all placed under the authority of the county councils in 1930. [56]
Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City [3]), and has a population of 198,590 (mid-2020 est.) for the urban area, [4] making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area, and 224,190 (2022) for the wider council area including outlying localities. [2]
Prior to 1975 policing was the responsibility of the Cities and Burghs of Scotland (see List of burghs in Scotland). Between 1975 and 2013 Scotland was subdivided into Police and fire service areas based on the regions and districts and island council areas that were also formed in 1975. The police and fire service regions used between 1975 and ...