South Ayrshire
Sooth Ayrshire Siorrachd Àir a Deas | |
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| Coordinates: 55°17′N 4°42′W / 55.283°N 4.700°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Lieutenancy area | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Administrative headquarters | County Buildings, Ayr |
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| • Body | South Ayrshire Council |
| • Control | Conservative (council NOC) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 472 sq mi (1,222 km2) |
| • Rank | Ranked 15th |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 111,560 |
| • Rank | Ranked 20th |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (91/km2) |
| ONS code | S12000028 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SAY |
| Website | South Ayrshire Council |
South Ayrshire (Scots: Sooth Ayrshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir a Deas, pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk aːɾʲ ə ˈtʲes̪]) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. South Ayrshire had an estimated population in 2021 of 112,450, making it the 19th–largest subdivision in Scotland by population.[1] With an area of 472 sq mi, South Ayrshire ranks as the 15th largest subdivision in Scotland.
South Ayrshire's administrative centre is located in its largest town, Ayr. The headquarters for its associated political body, South Ayrshire Council, is housed at the towns County Buildings located in Wellington Square. Ayr is the former county town of the historic Ayrshire county, with the political activity of the Ayrshire County Council being based at County Buildings.[2]
- ^ "Mid-2021 Population Estimates Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Shennan, Hay (1892). Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland: as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Edinburgh: William Green & Sons – via Internet Archive.