Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton Scottish Gaelic: Baile Hamaltan Scots: Hamiltoun
Town and administrative centre
From the top left: Statue of Davie Cooper, Town centre, The Mausoleum & The Townhouse
Hamilton Location within South Lanarkshire
Area	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) [1]
Population	54,480 (2020)[2]
• Density	3,342/km2 (8,660/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NS712557
• Edinburgh	35 mi (56 km)
• London	336 mi (541 km)
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAMILTON
Postcode district	ML3
Dialling code	01698
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Lanark and Hamilton East Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Scottish Parliament	Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Primarily) Uddingston and Bellshill (Whitehill and Bothwell Road areas)
List of places UK Scotland 55°46′37″N 4°02′20″W / 55.777°N 4.039°W / 55.777; -4.039

Hamilton (Scots: Hamiltoun; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Hamaltan [ˈpalə ˈhaməl̪ˠt̪ʰan]) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Glasgow, 37 miles (60 km) south-west of Edinburgh and 74 miles (120 km) north of Carlisle. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde at its confluence with the Avon Water. Hamilton is the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire and is the location of the headquarters of the modern local authority of South Lanarkshire.

The town itself has a population of around 55,000, which makes it the 9th largest locality in Scotland, and anchors a defined settlement of 84,000 (including neighbouring Blantyre, Bothwell and Uddingston) which is the country's 8th largest.^[2]