South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas (Scottish Gaelic) Sooth Lanrikshire (Scots)
Council area
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Latin: Vigilantia, lit. 'Watchfulness'
South Lanarkshire shown within Scotland
Coordinates: 55°36′N 3°47′W / 55.600°N 3.783°W / 55.600; -3.783
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Unitary authority	1 April 1996
Administrative HQ	Lanark County Buildings
Government [1]
• Type	Council
• Body	South Lanarkshire Council
• Control	No overall control
• MPs	4 MPs David Mundell (C) Joani Reid (L) Imogen Walker (L) Michael Shanks (L)
• MSPs	5 MSPs Màiri McAllan (SNP) Collette Stevenson (SNP) Christina McKelvie (SNP) Clare Haughey (SNP) Stephanie Callaghan (SNP)
Area [2]
• Total	684 sq mi (1,772 km2)
• Rank	11th
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	327,430
• Rank	5th
• Density	480/sq mi (185/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	GB-SLK
GSS code	S12000029
Website	southlanarkshire.gov.uk

South Lanarkshire (Scots: Sooth Lanrikshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian. It includes most of the historic county of Lanarkshire.

The administrative centre of South Lanarkshire is Hamilton, with the seat of the local authority, South Lanarkshire Council, located at Lanark County Buildings.