Central Belt
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The Central Belt of Scotland is a common term used to describe the area of highest population density within Scotland. It is not geographically "central", but in fact nearer the south of the country.
It was formerly known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands", but this term has fallen out of fashion.
[edit] Smaller Central Belt
The area is often considered as a strip following the M8 and M9 motorways stretching from Greenock and Glasgow in the West to Edinburgh in the East, encompassing towns such as Paisley, Cambuslang, Hamilton, Stirling, Falkirk, Bathgate and Linlithgow.
[edit] Larger Central Belt
The larger Central Belt, is a trapezoid stretching from Dundee, to Ayr, and Dumbarton to Dunbar. This also takes in fairly densely populated areas such as Ayrshire, Fife, Midlothian and East Lothian. This area encompasses all the major cities of Scotland, except for Aberdeen and Inverness which are located in the Highlands.
Both of these areas also contain the bulk of Scotland's industrial works.
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