South Lanarkshire

Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W / 55.600; -3.783
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South Lanarkshire
Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire
Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas
Coat of arms of South Lanarkshire
Official logo of South Lanarkshire
Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W / 55.600; -3.783
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Lieutenancy areaLanarkshire
Admin HQHamilton
Government
 • BodySouth Lanarkshire Council
 • ControlLabour minority (council NOC)
 • MPs
 • MSPs
Area
 • Total684 sq mi (1,772 km2)
 • RankRanked 11th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total322,630
 • RankRanked 5th
 • Density470/sq mi (180/km2)
ONS codeS12000029
ISO 3166 codeGB-SLK
Largest townEast Kilbride
Largest urban areaHamilton, South Lanarkshire
Websitewww.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

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.

Governance[edit]

South Lanarkshire is served by the South Lanarkshire Council. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn.

Geography[edit]

The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Settlements[edit]

Largest settlements by population:

Settlement Population (mid-2020 est.)[1]
East Kilbride

75,310

Hamilton

54,480

Rutherglen

30,950

Cambuslang

30,790

Blantyre

16,800

Larkhall

15,030

Carluke

13,810

Lanark

8,880

Strathaven

8,090

Bothwell

6,870

Uddingston

6,300

Stonehouse

5,550

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood

4,380

Lesmahagow

4,300

Law

3,090

Biggar

2,640

Other settlements[edit]

Places of interest[edit]

Tertiary education[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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