Scotland, United Kingdom
Facts and figures on Scotland at a glance
Region name: Scotland (Scotland)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 5,404,700 people
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Scotland (Scotland) is located in the regional capital Edinburgh (Edinburgh) with a population of 506,520 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Scotland's regional capital Edinburgh to United Kingdom's capital London (London) is approximately 535 km (332 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Scotland Scotland | 5,404,700 people | Edinburgh Edinburgh | 506,520 people |
Compare with other regions in United Kingdom.
Map of Scotland
Information on Scotland
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Scotland Scotland | Edinburgh Edinburgh | 32 | United Kingdom | Europe |
Time in Scotland
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 1:50am (01:50h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 12:50am (00:50h) | GMT UTC +1.0 | Europe/London |
Geographic coordinates of Scotland
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 56°00'00.0"N (56.0000000°) | 4°00'00.0"W (-4.0000000°) |
Subregions in Scotland
There are 32 administrative subregions in Scotland.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Aberdeen City Aberdeen City | 1. | 229,840 | Aberdeen Aberdeen | 198,590 |
Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire | 2. | 261,470 | - | - |
Angus Angus | 3. | 116,520 | Forfar Forfar | 13,970 |
Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute | 4. | 87,130 | Lochgilphead Lochgilphead | 2,390 |
City of Edinburgh City of Edinburgh | 5. | 507,170 | Edinburgh Edinburgh | 506,520 |
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire | 6. | 51,350 | Alloa Alloa | 20,390 |
Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway | 7. | 148,790 | Dumfries Dumfries | 46,500 |
Dundee City Dundee City | 8. | 148,270 | Dundee Dundee | 148,210 |
East Ayrshire East Ayrshire | 9. | 122,200 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock | 46,970 |
East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire | 10. | 107,540 | Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch | 19,630 |
East Lothian East Lothian | 11. | 104,090 | Haddington Haddington | 9,020 |
East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire | 12. | 93,810 | Giffnock Giffnock | 12,070 |
Eilean Siar Eilean Siar | 13. | 26,830 | Stornoway Stornoway | 7,500 |
Falkirk Falkirk | 14. | 159,380 | Falkirk Falkirk | 35,310 |
Fife Fife | 15. | 370,330 | Glenrothes Glenrothes | 38,360 |
Glasgow City Glasgow City | 16. | 615,070 | Glasgow Glasgow | 626,410 |
Highland Highland | 17. | 235,540 | Inverness Inverness | 47,790 |
Inverclyde Inverclyde | 18. | 79,160 | Greenock Greenock | 41,280 |
Midlothian Midlothian | 19. | 88,610 | Dalkeith Dalkeith | 12,720 |
Moray Moray | 20. | 96,070 | Elgin Elgin | 25,040 |
North Ayrshire North Ayrshire | 21. | 135,890 | Irvine Irvine | 34,130 |
North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire | 22. | 339,390 | Motherwell Motherwell | 32,840 |
Orkney Islands Orkney Islands | 23. | 21,850 | Kirkwall Kirkwall | 7,150 |
Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross | 24. | 150,680 | Perth Perth | 47,350 |
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire | 25. | 175,930 | Paisley Paisley | 77,270 |
Shetland Islands Shetland Islands | 26. | 23,200 | Lerwick Lerwick | 6,760 |
South Ayrshire South Ayrshire | 27. | 112,470 | Ayr Ayr | 46,260 |
South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire | 28. | 317,100 | Hamilton Hamilton | 54,480 |
Stirling Stirling | 29. | 93,750 | Stirling Stirling | 37,910 |
The Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders | 30. | 114,530 | Newtown St Boswells Newtown St Boswells | 1,330 |
West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire | 31. | 89,860 | Dumbarton Dumbarton | 19,950 |
West Lothian West Lothian | 32. | 180,130 | Livingston Livingston | 56,840 |