Traditionally burghs have been the key unit of the local government of Scotland, being highly autonomous entities, with rights to representation in the old Parliament of Scotland.Even after the Acts of Union 1707, burghs continued to be the principal subdivision.Until 1889 administration was on a burgh and parish basis.. The years following 1889 saw the introduction of a hierarchy of …

The County of Brant (2021 population 39,474) is a single-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario.Although it retains the word "county" in its name, the municipality is a single-tier municipal government and has no upper tier.The County of Brant has service offices in Burford, Paris, Oakland, Onondaga and St. George.The largest population centre (2021 …

Glasgow (UK: / ˈ ɡ l ɑː z ɡ oʊ, ˈ ɡ l æ z-, ˈ ɡ l ɑː s-, ˈ ɡ l æ s-/ GLA(H)Z-goh, GLA(H)SS-; Scots: Glesca or Glesga [ˈɡlezɡə]; Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu [ˈkl̪ˠas̪əxu]) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of ...

Guna Yala, formerly known as San Blas, is a comarca indígena (indigenous province) in northeast Panama (Official Gazette of Panama). Guna Yala is home to the indigenous people known as the Gunas.Its capital is Gaigirgordub.It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by the Darién Province and Emberá-Wounaan, on the east by Colombia, and on …

Intentional homicide is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its Global Study on Homicide report thus: . Within the broad range of violent deaths, the core element of intentional homicide is the complete liability of the direct perpetrator, which thus excludes killings directly related to war or conflicts, self-inflicted death (suicide), killings due to legal ...

This overview lists flags used by first-level and second-level country subdivisions. The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a …

Scotland, since 1996, has been divided in 32 unitary council areas, and districts are no longer used. Scotland has had other kinds of administrative areas which might be described as districts: Shires of Scotland, until 1975; Subdivisions of Scotland, councils or unitary authorities, from 1996, pursuant to the Local Government etc. (Scotland ...

Background. Increased material wealth and individuals with high incomes are common reasons why home sizes increased. The small house movement is a return to houses of less than 1,000 square feet (93 m 2). Frequently, the distinction is made between small (between 400 and 1,000 sq ft or 37 and 93 m 2), and tiny houses (less than 400 sq ft or 37 m 2), with some as small as …

Clackmannanshire (/ k l æ k ˈ m æ n ə n ˌ ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / (); Scots: Clackmannanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the historic counties of Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife.. The name consists of elements ...

The demography of Scotland includes all aspects of population, past and present, in the area that is now Scotland. Covering an area of 78,782 square kilometres (30,418 sq mi), Scotland has a population density of 67.2/km 2 (174/sq mi). Around 70% of the country's population (3.5 million) live in the Central Belt —a region stretching in a northeast–southwest orientation between the …