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Census 2022 – Settlements

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
10 February 2025
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

Settlements of Scotland are built-up areas which round to 500 people or more. Statistics produced from this geography can be used to help understand the demographics of local communities. National Records of Scotland (NRS), produces 2 datasets which are designed to show the boundaries of urban areas in Scotland: these datasets are Settlements and Localities. The Census Settlement boundaries have been created using the Census 2022 frozen Postcode boundaries.

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Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
National Records of Scotland website – 10/2/2025
CEN2022:Settlement2022 – 10/2/2025
Settlement2022 – 10/2/2025

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
10 February 2025
Harvest GUID
3d4b28c3-180d-4a21-8771-3193aa5f2e8d
Extent (Latitude)
60.87° to 54.63°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.80° to -0.71°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2024-05-21
Dataset reference date (publication)
2024-05-21
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
The following statements must be used when reproducing or using this material: Copyright National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year).
Responsible party
National Records of Scotland (publisher)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

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