western part of the country
Mining is mostly concentrated in WA (Western Australia). This is because of its low population density and abundance of raw minerals.
Western Russia, or European Russia, is the most populated part of Russia. It contains about 75% of the Russian population with about 110,000,000 people.
Minorities in Western European countries have been increasing in population since after WWII. Minorities typically have higher birth rates than Europeans, causing for their population to grow faster than Europeans in their own countries. In addition, immigration is truly the only thing keeping Western Europe's population from declining. Most immigrants are minorities.
Due to the benefits of the sea, most of the Chinese population is concentrated around the east coast. It is much more densely populated than the western part of the country. Below, you can find a list of China's population distribution by province.
in cities along the south coast
Although Western Australia takes up one third of Australia's land mass, much of its land is uninhabitable, being semi-arid or desert. Most of the population is concentrated in the south western corner, although there are other major mining centres around the state.
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in the south, especially southern Ontario and Quebec
Iceland is the westernmost country in Europe. Portugal is the westernmost country on the mainland.
The bulk of the people live on Oahu, by far, with most of the population concentrated in Honolulu.
Most are in western Europe.