๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ East Ayrshire (Aest Ayrshire; Siorrachd รir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.
The wider geographical region of East Ayrshire is the 16th most populous local authority in Scotland. Spanning a geographical area of 1,262ย kmยฒ (487ย sqย mi), East Ayrshire is the 14th-largest local authority in Scotland in terms of geographical area. The majority of the population of East Ayrshire live within and surrounding the main town, Kilmarnock. Other large population areas in East Ayrshire include Cumnock, the second-largest town in terms of population and area, and smaller towns and villages such as Stewarton, Darvel and Hurlford.
The largest school in Scotland, the Robert Burns Academy, is located in East Ayrshire's second largest town, Cumnock.
1Geography: Location East Ayrshire is located on the west coat of Scotland, sharing borders with the following neighbouring council areas; North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire. Blackcraig Hill reaches an elevation of 2,298 feet (700 metres), the highest peak in East Ayrshire.
The local council boasts the proximity to Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, as a unique selling point for the area. Additionally, the area is said to "combine an idyllic mix of rural beauty and urban living", and being set in the "midst of some of Scotland's finest countryside".
1Settlements Kilmarnock is the largest town in East Ayrshire, and has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996. It is the East Ayrshire region's main commercial and industrial centre. The town grew considerably during the 1870s and the town's growth subsumed the village of Bonnyton, and by the 1960s, new purpose built suburbs such as New Farm Loch were constructed to accommodate the increasing population of Kilmarnock. By midโ2020, the population of the town was estimated to be 46,970, making Kilmarnock the 14th most populated settlement in Scotland as well as the largest town in Ayrshire by population.
The second largest town in East Ayrshire is Cumnock, which sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are three neighbouring housing projects which lie just outside the town boundaries, Craigens, Logan and Netherthird, with the former ironworks settlement of Lugar also just outside the town, contributing to a population of around 13,000 in the immediate locale. A new housing development, Knockroon, was granted planning permission on 9 December 2009 by East Ayrshire Council. The town is home to the Robert Burns Academy, a new educational campus housing the main Robert Burns Academy secondary school following the merger of Cumnock Academy and Auchinleck Academy, Lochnorris Primary School and Cherry Trees Early Childhood Centre. The campus is the largest educational establishment in Scotland.
1The East Ayrshire District has a population of over 121,840 people. For the location of East Ayrshire see: Kilmarnock.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities East Ayrshire has links with:
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๐ง๐พ Navapolatsk 55.533
๐ท๐บ Yuzhnoye Butovo 55.533
๐ฉ๐ฐ Fredericia 55.567
๐ท๐บ Severnoye Butovo 55.567
๐ฉ๐ฐ Greve Strand 55.567
๐ท๐บ Ramenskoye 55.572
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Ayr 55.458
๐ง๐ซ Bobo Dioulasso -4.295
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Giffnock -4.286
๐ง๐ซ Bobo-Dioulasso -4.283
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Glasgow -4.25
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Inverness -4.226
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ East Dunbartonshire -4.217
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Bideford -4.207
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Carmarthen -4.316
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Paisley -4.417
๐ฒ๐ฆ Errachidia -4.417
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Renfrew -4.438
๐ช๐ธ Torremolinos -4.5
Locations Near: East Ayrshire -4.3,55.5
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Kilmarnock -4.51,55.609 d: 17.9
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ East Kilbride -4.167,55.75 d: 29
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Giffnock -4.286,55.812 d: 34.7
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Ayr -4.629,55.458 d: 21.3
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Paisley -4.417,55.833 d: 37.8
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Glasgow -4.25,55.85 d: 39
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Hamilton -4.039,55.777 d: 34.9
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Irvine -4.661,55.62 d: 26.4
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Renfrew -4.438,55.89 d: 44.2
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Motherwell -3.985,55.784 d: 37.2
Antipodal to: East Ayrshire 175.7,-55.5
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