West Dunbartonshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and borders the surrounding counties of Argyll and Bute, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Lanarkshire and Stirling to the east and south, as well as the Central Belt of Scotland to the west and north. It is located on the edge of the Scottish Highlands with its eastern border being formed by the River Clyde. The area covers an area of 683 square kilometres (263 sq mi), with a population density per square kilometre of just 10 people. The county seat, or administrative centre, is at Clydebank.