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<div style="float:right">[[image:ScotlandCentral1974.png]]<BR> ''Map of Scotland showing the location'' <BR>''of the former Central region''</div> |
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'''Central Scotland''' may refer to: |
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'''Central''' (''Roinn Meadhanach'' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) was a [[Local government of Scotland|local government]] [[Regions of Scotland|region]] of [[Scotland]] from [[1975]] to [[1996]]. It is now divided into the [[council areas]] of [[Falkirk (council area)|Falkirk]], [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]], and [[Clackmannanshire]], which had previously been districts within the Central Region. |
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* [[Central Belt]], the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands" |
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There continues to be a joint police service, fire service, and electoral, valuation, and health boards for the area. The latter is called '''Forth Valley''' Health Board. |
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* [[Central Lowlands]], a geologically-defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland |
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* [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)]], one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament |
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* [[Central Region, Scotland]], a local government region of Scotland 1975-1996 |
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* [[Centre of Scotland]], the geographical centre of Scotland, located in the Highlands |
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==See also== |
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==Scottish Parliament electoral region== |
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* [[Scottish Lowlands]] |
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'''Central Scotland''' (''Meadhan-Alba'' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) is also the name of one of the eight [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral regions]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]]. It covers, however, a different geographical area from the former local government region, stretching from [[Kilmarnock]], through most of [[Lanarkshire]] up to [[Falkirk]]. The electoral region covers 10 of the 73 [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituencies]] of the parliament. In addition to constituency [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)]] the region elects seven of the 56 [[Additional Members System|additional-member]] MSPs. |
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[[Category:Regions of Scotland]] |
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[[Category:Stirling]] |
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[[Category:Falkirk]] |
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[[Category:Clackmannanshire]] |
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Central Scotland may refer to:
- Central Belt, the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands"
- Central Lowlands, a geologically-defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland
- Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament
- Central Region, Scotland, a local government region of Scotland 1975-1996
- Centre of Scotland, the geographical centre of Scotland, located in the Highlands
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