Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway Dùn Phris is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh (Scottish Gaelic) Dumfries an Gallowa (Scots)
Council area
Coat of arms
Dumfries and Galloway shown within Scotland
Coordinates: 55°06′N 3°54′W / 55.1°N 3.9°W / 55.1; -3.9
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy areas	Dumfries Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Wigtown
Unitary authority	1 April 1996
Administrative HQ	County Buildings, Dumfries
Government [1]
• Type	Council
• Body	Dumfries and Galloway Council
• Control	No overall control
Area [2]
• Total	2,481 sq mi (6,426 km2)
• Rank	3rd
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	145,770
• Rank	14th
• Density	60/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	GB-DGY
GSS code	S12000006
Website	dumgal.gov.uk

Dumfries and Galloway (Scots: Dumfries an Gallowa; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, located in the western part of the Southern Uplands. It is bordered by East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north; Scottish Borders to the north-east; the English county of Cumbria, the Solway Firth, and the Irish Sea to the south, and the North Channel to the west. The administrative centre and largest settlement is the town of Dumfries. The second largest town is Stranraer, located 76 miles (122 km) to the west of Dumfries on the North Channel coast.

Dumfries and Galloway corresponds to the historic shires of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire, the last two of which are collectively known as Galloway. The three counties were combined in 1975 to form a single region, with four districts within it. The districts were abolished in 1996, since when Dumfries and Galloway has been a unitary local authority. For lieutenancy purposes, the area is divided into three lieutenancy areas called Dumfries, Wigtown, and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, broadly corresponding to the three historic counties.