Scottish Borders
council area of Scotland
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Summary
Scottish Borders is a council area[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of council area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,478 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scotland[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Newtown St Boswells[5]
- Shares border with: South Lanarkshire[6], Northumberland[7], East Lothian[8], Midlothian[9], West Lothian[10], Dumfries and Galloway[11]
- Commons category: Scottish Borders[12]
- Catalog code: 5[13]
- Inception: 1975[14]
- Authority: Scottish Borders Council[15]
- Official website: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scottish Borders[17]
- Population: 115,270[18], 108,390[19], 113,700[20], 110,250[21], 114,040[22], 113,590[23], 113,360[24], 109,450[25], 113,720[26], 114,030[27], 115,020[28], 115,510[29], 110,860[30], 113,880[31]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Travelness[33]
- Category for people born here: Q32389501[34]
- Category for people who died here: Q108295501[35]
- Native label: Crìochan na h-Alba[36], Scottish Borders[37]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in the Scottish Borders[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Scottish Borders[39]
- Area: 4731.7837 km²[40]
- Language used: Scots[41], English[42]
- Coextensive with: Borders[43]
Why It Matters
Scottish Borders has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]