 Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county; the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the south-western tip of the county.The county of Cumbria consists of six districts (Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland) and, in 2008, had a population of just under 500,000 people.Cumbria is one of the most sparsely populated counties in England, with 73.4 people per km2 (190/sq mi).