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Choropleth map of population density in the 331 local authority districts of England and Wales from Census 2021, in seven classes from pale yellow (under 100 residents per km²) to deep red (over 5,000). London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle and the south coast cities stand out in red; Wales, Cumbria, Northumberland and Lincolnshire are pale. The map has a classified legend, a 100 km scale bar, a north arrow, latitude and longitude labels and an inset locator map of Europe.

Tutorial Python

Make a map in Python with matplotlib and cartopy: projections, classified choropleths, scale bars, north arrows and inset maps

A cartopy tutorial for publication-quality maps in Python: choose a projection, draw a classified choropleth of Census 2021 population density with a proper legend, add a scale bar, a true-north arrow, an inset locator map and gridlines, style it for light and dark backgrounds, export at 300 dpi to PNG, PDF and SVG, and shade the Copernicus DEM for Greater Manchester.

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