Midlothian

Midlothian Midlowden Meadhan Lodainn
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Coordinates: 55°53′39″N 3°04′07″W / 55.89417°N 3.06861°W / 55.89417; -3.06861
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Midlothian
Admin HQ	Dalkeith
Government
• Body	Midlothian Council
• Control	SNP minority (council NOC)
• MPs	Owen Thompson, SNP
• MSPs	Colin Beattie, SNP Christine Grahame, SNP
Area
• Total	137 sq mi (354 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 21st
Population  (2022)
• Total	97,030
• Rank	Ranked 23rd
• Density	710/sq mi (270/km2)
ONS code	S12000019
ISO 3166 code	GB-MLN
Largest town	Penicuik
Website	www.midlothian.gov.uk

Midlothian (/mɪdˈloʊðiən/; Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh council area, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.

Midlothian emerged as a county in the Middle Ages under larger boundaries than the modern council area, including Edinburgh itself. The county was formally called the "shire of Edinburgh" or Edinburghshire until the twentieth century. It bordered West Lothian to the west, Lanarkshire, Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire to the south, and East Lothian, Berwickshire and Roxburghshire to the east. Traditional industries included mining, agriculture and fishing—although the modern council area is now landlocked.