Strathclyde
| Strathclyde region | |
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| Inventory period | 1975-1996 |
| surface | 13,625 km² |
| Administrative headquarters | Glasgow |
| population | 2,288,000 (1996) |
| density | 168 people / km² |
Strathclyde [ stɹæθˈklaɪd ] ( Scottish Gaelic Srath Chluaidh ) was a region in western Scotland from 1975 to 1996 , around the Firth of Clyde and the metropolis of Glasgow . About half of the Scottish population lived in Strathclyde.
Surname
The literal meaning of Strathclyde is "Valley of the Clyde ". The region was named after the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde , which stretched across western Scotland.
history
The region was formed in 1975 from the counties of Dunbartonshire , Ayrshire , Buteshire , Lanarkshire , Renfrewshire and parts of the counties Argyll and Stirlingshire . The region was then divided into 19 districts :
- Argyll and Bute
- Bearsden and Milngavie
- Clydebank
- Clydesdale
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
- Cumnock and Doon Valley
- Cunninghame
- Dumbarton
- East Kilbride
- Eastwood
- Glasgow
- Hamilton
- Inverclyde
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- Kyle and Carrick
- Monklands
- Motherwell
- Renfrew
- Strathkelvin
In 1996 the regions and districts in Scotland were abolished and replaced by 32 council areas . Twelve Council Areas have been established in the Strathclyde area:
| Unitary Authority | Old Districts |
|---|---|
| Argyll and Bute | Argyll and Bute and parts of the Dumbarton district |
| East Ayrshire | Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| East Dunbartonshire | Bearsden and Milngavie and parts of the Strathkelvin District |
| East Renfrewshire | Eastwood and from the District of Renfrew the town of Barrhead |
| Glasgow | Glasgow excluding the Rutherglen and Cambuslang districts |
| Inverclyde | Inverclyde |
| North Ayrshire | Cunninghame |
| North Lanarkshire | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth , Monklands , Motherwell and parts of the Strathkelvin District |
| Renfrewshire | Renfrew except Barrhead town |
| South Ayrshire | Kyle and Carrick |
| South Lanarkshire , | Clydesdale , East Kilbride , Hamilton and, from Glasgow, Rutherglen and Cambuslang |
| West Dunbartonshire | Clydebank and parts of the Dumbarton district |
present
The region still exists today as a police district ("Strathclyde Police"), as a fire department ("Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service") and as a local traffic area ("Strathclyde Partnership for Transport").
Individual evidence
- ^ "Revised Mid-year Population Estimates 1982-2000" ( Memento of November 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). Historic Population Statistics of Scotland.
