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| Scottish Borders | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 6th 4,732 kmē ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Newtown St. Boswells |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-SCB |
| ONS code: | 00QE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 20th 106,764 23 / kmē |
| Politics | |
| Scottish Borders Council http://www.scotborders.gov.uk | |
| Control: | |
| MPs: | Archy Kirkwood Michael Moore |
Scottish Borders is one of 32 unitary council regionsThe Council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. They have been in use since April 1, 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. Scotland) Act 1994. Before then the administrative div in ScotlandScotland or in Scottish Gaelic, Alba is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Scotland took part in a p. It borders onto Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. To the north it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England. It lies to the north of t in the west, South LanarkshireSouth Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It borders on the regions of Scottish Borders, East Renfrewshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, City of Glasgow and North Lanarkshire. Towns and villages Auchenhea in the north west, East LothianEast Lothian or Haddingtonshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative capital is Haddington, and its large town is Musselburgh., MidlothianMidlothian is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, East Lothian, City of Edinburgh and West Lothian. There is a traditional county of the same name, which borders West both to the north, and the county of NorthumberlandFor other places with this name, see Northumberland Northumberland is a county in England, on the border with Scotland. The county's largest boundaries were from the river Humber in the south, to the Forth in the North, as the kingdom of Northumbria under in EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England to the south. The administrative centre of the region is Newtown St. Boswells. It covers all of the traditional counties of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire as well as part of Midlothian.
The region was created in 1975 as a two-tier region with the districts of Berwickshire, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Roxburgh, and Tweeddale under it. On April 1, 1996 the region became a unitary council region and the districts wound up. It was originally known as Borders, and changed its name on April 25, 1996.