Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders Crìochan na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic) The Mairches (Scots)
Council area
Scottish Borders shown within Scotland
Coordinates: 55°21′36″N 2°29′24″W / 55.36000°N 2.49000°W / 55.36000; -2.49000
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy areas	Berwickshire Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale Tweeddale
Unitary authority	1 April 1996
Administrative HQ	Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells
Government [1]
• Type	Council
• Body	Scottish Borders Council
• Control	No overall control
• MPs	2 MPs John Lamont (C) David Mundell (C)
• MSPs	2 MSPs Christine Grahame (SNP) Rachael Hamilton (C)
Area [2]
• Total	1,827 sq mi (4,732 km2)
• Rank	6th
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	116,820
• Rank	17th
• Density	60/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	GB-SCB
GSS code	S12000026
Website	scotborders.gov.uk

The Scottish Borders (Scots: the Mairches, lit. 'the Marches'; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.^[3] The council area occupies approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the west, and the English ceremonial counties of Cumbria and Northumberland to the south. The largest settlement is Galashiels, and the administrative centre is Newtown St Boswells.