Stellar density of RC stars, assumed to trace the global stellar density, for the metal poor (top panels, blue) and the metal rich (bottom panels, red) components. Filled squares/triangles refer to actual fields at negative/positive latitude, respectively. Open symbols are their mirror positions, when folded in longitude. Two strips at almost constant latitude are shown here, as indicated in the labels. Notice that the metal poor component has a steeper gradient toward the center, while the metal rich one has, if any, a very mild gradient at these latitudes.