Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders The Mairches (Scots) Crìochan na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic)
Coordinates: 55°21′36″N 2°29′24″W / 55.36000°N 2.49000°W / 55.36000; -2.49000
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy areas	Berwickshire, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Tweeddale
Admin HQ	Newtown St Boswells
Government
• Body	Scottish Borders Council
• MPs	John Lamont (Conservative – Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) David Mundell (Conservative – Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
• MSPs	Christine Grahame (SNP – Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) Rachael Hamilton (Conservative – Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Area
• Total	1,827 sq mi (4,732 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 6th
Population  (2022)
• Total	116,820
• Rank	Ranked 17th
• Density	64/sq mi (25/km2)
ONS code	S12000026
ISO 3166 code	GB-SCB

The Scottish Borders (Scots: the Mairches, lit. 'the Marches'; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.^[1] 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.

The more general term, the Borders, is used to designate the areas of southern Scotland and northern England that bound the Anglo-Scottish border, namely Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, Northumberland, and Cumbria. The council area occupies approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire.