The South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Scottish Gaelic) is one of 32 administrative divisions of the Scotland. It coincides with the southern part of the old county of Lanarkshire.
District
Of a surface of 1.772 km ², South Lanarkshire is the 11th administrative division of Scotland by its size and 5th by its population (305 410 inhabitants).South Lanarkshire divides its borders with the Dumfries and Galloway in the south, the East Ayrshire and the East Renfrewshire in the west, Glasgow and the North Lanarkshire in north, the West Lothian and the Scottish Borders in the east.
This area was created in 1996, starting from the districts of Clydesdale, Hamilton, East Kilbride, the royal burghs of Cambuslang and parts of the great agglomeration of Glasgow.
Four elected officials represent South Lanarkshire with the Parliament of Great Britain and five others with the Scottish Parlement. The party places from there in this area is the Workers party.
Cities and villages
Principal cities
- East Kilbride
- Cambuslang
- Hamilton
- Rutherglen
small towns and villages
- Auchenheath
- Biggar
- Blackwood
- Blantyre
- Bothwell
- Carluke
- Carstairs
- Coalburn
- Coulter
- Kirkmuirhill
- Lanark
- Larkhall
- Leadhills
- Lesmahagow
- Strathaven
- Stonehouse
- Uddingston
Places of interest
- Valley of Clyde
- Castle of Bothwell
- Castle of Craignethan
- Falls of Clyde
- New Lanark, which is classified with the World heritage
- Chatelherault Country Park, close to Hamilton, with the Château of Cadzow
- David Livingstone Center, in Blantyre
- Sites of the Bataille of Drumclog and Bataille of the bridge of Bothwell
Bonds
- Geography of Scotland
- South Lanarkshire council
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