Lothian

Also known as Lothian Region

thumb|The Lothian (Burdiehouse) Burn as it passes through Edinburgh thumb|Traprain Law in East Lothian, said to be the site of King Lot's capital

Key facts

Settlement.name: Lothian
Settlement.image_map: Lothian County.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Scotland
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi: 666
Settlement.population_density_sq_mi: 1288
Settlement.population_total: 858,090
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014

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Population: 858090
Area: 666
Image: Lothian County.svg

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inception: 1975-00-00
Commons category: Lothian
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1996-00-00
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Etymology
Anglian settlement
Language
Governance
Political control
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thumb|The Lothian (Burdiehouse) Burn as it passes through Edinburgh thumb|Traprain Law in East Lothian, said to be the site of King Lot's capital

Lothian (; ; ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, while other significant towns include Livingston, Linlithgow, Bathgate, Queensferry, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Penicuik, Musselburgh, Prestonpans, Tranent, North Berwick, Dunbar and Haddington.