Central Belt
Central Belt , translated: Central Belt , is the metropolitan area that combines Glasgow and Edinburgh and is one of the Lowlands . Every second resident of Scotland lives here. The official and educational language is Scottish English , the colloquial language is Scots .
The Central Belt comprises the following administrative areas :
| Council Area | Area in km² |
Residents | Density (inh / km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lothian | 679 | 102.050 | 150 |
| East Renfrewshire | 174 | 92,380 | 530 |
| City of Edinburgh | 263 | 492,680 | 1,871 |
| Falkirk | 297 | 157,640 | 530 |
| City of Glasgow | 175 | 599,650 | 3,433 |
| Inverclyde | 160 | 79,860 | 498 |
| Midlothian | 354 | 86.210 | 244 |
| North Ayrshire | 885 | 136,450 | 154 |
| North Lanarkshire | 470 | 337.950 | 719 |
| Renfrewshire | 261 | 174,230 | 666 |
| South Lanarkshire | 1,772 | 315,360 | 178 |
| West Lothian | 428 | 177.150 | 414 |
| total | 5,918 | 2,751,610 | 465 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Population, area and population density 2014 (PDF; 434 kB)