Map of Falkirk, United Kingdom

Falkirk is a city in Scotland, United Kingdom, with a population of about 35,310. It lies at 56.0021°N, 3.7854°W. Falkirk is about 554 km (344 mi) northwest of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cumbernauld, 14 km to the southwest.

Falkirk at a glance

Where is Falkirk?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 57 min on the shortest day to 17 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Falkirk

• Cumbernauld — 14 km southwest
• Stirling — 16 km northwest
• Airdrie — 19 km southwest
• Livingston — 20 km southeast
• Coatbridge — 22 km southwest
• Dunfermline — 22 km east
• Hamilton — 30 km southwest
• Glasgow — 33 km southwest
• East Kilbride — 36 km southwest
• Edinburgh — 37 km east

Largest cities in Scotland

• Glasgow — 626,410
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Aberdeen — 198,590
• Dundee — 148,210
• Paisley — 77,270
• East Kilbride — 75,310
• Livingston — 56,840
• Dunfermline — 54,990
• Hamilton — 54,480
• Cumbernauld — 50,530

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.