Local Government Areas of Scotland 1973 To 1996 - Regions and Islands Areas

Regions and Islands Areas

Scotland was subdivided into regions and islands areas as follows:

No. Region or Islands Area Headquarters Area (hectares) Population estimate 1994
01 Strathclyde (region) Glasgow 1,350,283 2,286,800
02 Dumfries and Galloway (region) Dumfries 639,561 147,900
03 Borders (region) Newtown St Boswells 471,253 105,300
04 Lothian (region) Edinburgh 171,595 750,600
05 Central (region) Stirling 263,455 272,900
06 Fife (region) Glenrothes 131,201 351,200
07 Tayside (region) Dundee 749,650 395,200
08 Grampian (region) Aberdeen 869,772 528,100
09 Highland (region) Inverness 2,539,759 206,900
10 Western Isles (islands area) Stornoway 289,798 29,600
Not shown Shetland (islands area) Lerwick 143,268 22,522
Not shown Orkney (islands area) Kirkwall 97,581 19,600

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