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South Ayrshire
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 Coat of arms | |
 South Ayrshire shown within Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 55°17′N 4°42′W / 55.283°N 4.700°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Lieutenancy area | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative HQ | County Buildings, Ayr |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Body | South Ayrshire Council |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • MPs | 2 MPs
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| • MSPs | 2 MSPs |
| Area | |
• Total | 472 sq mi (1,222 km2) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 111,560 |
| • Rank | 20th |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SAY |
| GSS code | S12000028 |
| Website | south-ayrshire |
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.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Council and democracy". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "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.