midlothian, scotland

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#9999ff"\|Midlothian
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olspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff"\|Geography
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 21st 354 km² ? %
dmin HQ:	Dalkeith
SO 3166-2:	GB-MLN
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code:	00QW
olspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff"\|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 28th 80,941 229 / km²
olspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff"\|Politics
olspan=2 align=center\|Midlothian Council http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
ontrol:	Labour
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MP:	David Hamilton
a href="/encyclopedia/Members-of-the-Scottish-Parliament" title="Members of the Scottish Parliament">MSP:	Rhona Brankin
olspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff" align="center"\|Traditional Midlothian
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Midlothian is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, East Lothian, City of Edinburgh and West Lothian. There is a traditional county of the same name, which borders West Lothian to the west, Lanarkshire and Peeblesshire to the south, and Berwickshire and East Lothian to the east. It includes the city of Edinburgh, and is sometimes known as Edinburghshire. Towns and villages

Places of interest

Local Notables

Sir Walter Scott wrote the novel Heart of Midlothian
William Gladstone was MP for Midlothian 1880-1895 and conducted his famous Midlothian campaign across the county in 1880.

Twinning Midlothian is twinned with Komrom-Esztergom in Hungary.

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