Geography of Scotland Stirling. The 2001 census identified Glasgow as being the largest city in Scotland, with a total population of 629,501, while the Scottish capital, Edinburgh had a population of 448,624, in the same year. Between 1991 and 2001, the populations of Edinburgh and Stirling grew by 2.9% and 6.5% respectively. Inverness experienced population growth of over 10% during the same period. At the same time, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen all witnessed population decline. Aside from the cities, the greatest intra-census population growth was experienced in the local authorities of West Lothian, East Lothian, Aberdeenshire and Perth and Kinross. The Western Isles
Sport in Scotland newspapers, the "Daily Record", "The Herald" and "The Scotsman", have extensive coverage of Scottish and international sport; and coverage of Scottish sport is one of the key tools used by Scottish editions of English newspapers, most successfully employed by "The Scottish Sun". However, the vast majority of sports coverage in Scotland is of association football. There is also a variety of magazine titles. Titles include "The Celtic View", "Rangers News", "bunkered", "Scottish Club Golfer" and "Rally Action". The main sports television shows on the largest two channels are "Scotsport" on STV and ITV1 Border Scotland (which is recognised by the