Sooth Ayrshire

Sooth Ayrshire South Ayrshire Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas'
Coordinates: 55°17′N 4°42′W / 55.283°N 4.700°W / 55.283; -4.700Coordinates: 55°17′N 4°42′W / 55.283°N 4.700°W / 55.283; -4.700
Admin HQ	Coonty Biggins, Ayr
Govrenment
• Bodi	Sooth Ayrshire Cooncil
• Control	SNP + Lab + Ind (cooncil NOC)
• MPs	Bill Grant (Con – Ayr, Carrick an Cumnock) Philippa Whitford (SNP – Central Ayrshire)
• MSPs	John Scott (Con – Ayr) Jeane Freeman (SNP – Carrick, Cumnock an Doon Valley)
Area
• Total	1,221 km2 (471 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 15th
Population  (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	112,500
• Rank	Rankit 19th
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
ONS code	S12000028
ISO 3166 code	GB-SAY
Website	https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/

Sooth Ayrshire (Scots Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas) is ane o 32 the cooncil areas o Scotland. It ligs alang the eist coast o the Firth o Clyde, kiverin the soothren bit o Ayrshire. It haes mairches wi East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire an Dumfries an Gallowa. The cooncil area wis shapit in 1996 an it is the eftircummer til the Kyle an Carrick destrik.

The mukkilest toun is Ayr, whilk is the cooncil area's heidsteid. Ither mukkil sattilments bes The Truin, Preswick, Maybole an Girvan.