South Lanarkshire
Council area of Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about South Lanarkshire?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
South Lanarkshire (Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian. It includes most of the historic county of Lanarkshire.
Quick Facts Scots: Sooth LanrikshireScottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas, Sovereign state ...
South Lanarkshire
| |
---|---|
Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Lieutenancy area | Lanarkshire |
Admin HQ | Hamilton |
Government | |
• Body | South Lanarkshire Council |
• Control | Labour minority (council NOC) |
• MPs | |
• MSPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 684 sq mi (1,772 km2) |
• Rank | Ranked 11th |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 327,430 |
• Rank | Ranked 5th |
• Density | 480/sq mi (180/km2) |
ONS code | S12000029 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-SLK |
Largest town | East Kilbride |
Largest urban area | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire |
Website | www |
Close