Coordinates: 55°30′N 4°18′W / 55.5°N 4.3°W
East Ayrshire Aest Ayrshire Siorrachd Àir an Ear | |
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Admin HQ | London Road, Kilmarnock |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | East Ayrshire Cooncil http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/ |
• Control | SNP minority (cooncil NOC) |
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Area | |
• Total | 1,262 km2 (487 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 14th |
Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
• Total | 122,200 |
• Rank | Rankit 16th |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
ONS code | S12000008 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-EAY |
East Ayrshire, spelt Eist Ayrshire an Aest Ayrshire anaw (Scots Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear), is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland. It haes mairches wi North Ayrshire, Sooth Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Sooth Lanrikshire, an Dumfries an Gallowa.
Alang wi Sooth Ayrshire an the mainland bits o North Ayrshire, it furm'd the umwhyl coontie o Ayrshire. The cooncil area wis shapit in 1996, frae the umwhyl Kilmarnock an Loudoun an Cumnock an Doon Valley destriks.