Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
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| Coordinates: 55°21′36″N 2°29′24″W / 55.36000°N 2.49000°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Lieutenancy areas | |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative HQ | Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Body | Scottish Borders Council |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • MPs | 2 MPs
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| • MSPs | 2 MSPs |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,827 sq mi (4,732 km2) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 116,980 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 65/sq mi (25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-SCB |
| GSS code | S12000026 |
| Website | scotborders |
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The council area occupies approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire. The term "Scottish Borders" is also used for the areas of southern Scotland and northern England that bound the Anglo-Scottish border, namely Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders, Northumberland and Cumbria.