North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir a Tuath
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Coordinates: 55°40′N 4°47′W / 55.667°N 4.783°W / 55.667; -4.783
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Admin HQ	Cunninghame House, Irvine
Government
• Body	North Ayrshire Council
• Control	Scottish National Party minority (council NOC)
• MPs	Patricia Gibson Philippa Whitford
• MSPs	Ruth Maguire Kenneth Gibson
Area
• Total	342 sq mi (885 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 17th
Population  (2022)
• Total	133,490
• Rank	Ranked 15th
• Density	390/sq mi (150/km2)
ONS code	S12000021
ISO 3166 code	GB-NAY
Website	www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

North Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir a Tuath, pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk aːɾʲ ə ˈt̪ʰuə]) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and south respectively. The local authority is North Ayrshire Council, formed in 1996 with the same boundaries as the district of Cunninghame which existed from 1975 to 1996.

Located in the west central Lowlands with the Firth of Clyde to its west, the council area covers the northern portion of the historic county of Ayrshire, in addition to the islands of Arran and The Cumbraes from the historic county of Buteshire.^[1] North Ayrshire has a population of roughly 133,490 people.^[2] Its largest towns are Irvine and Kilwinning.