North Lanarkshire
Appearance
North Lanarkshire North Lanrikshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath | |
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Coordinates: 55°49′44″N 3°55′19″W / 55.829°N 3.922°W | |
Admin HQ | Motherwell |
Government | |
• Body | North Lanarkshire Council |
• Control | Labour minority (council NOC) |
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• MSPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 181.4 sq mi (469.9 km2) |
• Rank | Ranked 19th |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 339,400 |
• Rank | Ranked 4th |
• Density | 1,870/sq mi (722/km2) |
ONS code | S12000044 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-NLK |
Website | www |
North Lanarkshire is a county in the central part of Scotland. It is small compared to nearby South Lanarkshire. The area was formed in 1996.
Principal towns (10,000+ in population)
[change | change source]- Cumbernauld - 49,664
- Coatbridge - 41,170
- Airdrie - 36,326
- Motherwell - 30,312
- Bellshill - 30,000 (approx.)
- Wishaw - 28,565
- Kilsyth - 10,100
Small towns and villages
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