Midlowden

Midlowden Midlothian Meadhan Lodainn
Coordinates: 55°53′39″N 3°04′07″W / 55.89417°N 3.06861°W / 55.89417; -3.06861Coordinates: 55°53′39″N 3°04′07″W / 55.89417°N 3.06861°W / 55.89417; -3.06861
Admin HQ	Dawkeith
Govrenment
• Bodi	Midlowden Cooncil
• Control	Labour minority (cooncil NOC)
• MPs	Danielle Rowley, Labour
• MSPs	Colin Beattie, SNP Christine Grahame, SNP
Area
• Total	353.7 km2 (136.6 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 21st
Population  (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	88,600
• Rank	Rankit 26th
• Density	250/km2 (600/sq mi)
ONS code	S12000019
ISO 3166 code	GB-MLN
Website	www.midlothian.gov.uk

Midlowden (Inglis: Midlothian, Scots Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland, an a lieutenancie area anaw. It haes mairches wi East Lowden, Ceitie o Edinburgh an The Mairches cooncil areas.

The Midlowden cooncil area wis shapit in 1996, unner the Local Govrenment etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, wi the boonds o the Midlowden destrik o the Lowden region. The destrik haed been shapit in 1975, unner the Local Govrenment (Scotland) Act 1973.

The cooncil area's heidsteid is the toun o Dalkeith.