The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. 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.
Country: Scotland
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Lieutenancy areas: Berwickshire · Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale · Tweeddale
Unitary authority: 1 April 1996
Administrative HQ: Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells
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