South West Scotland is one of the subdivisions of Scotland. Under the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), it was classified as a NUTS-2 statistical region. In the revised classification in 2016, the region was split into two statistical regions of West Central Scotland and Southern Scotland. Following Brexit, the regions were assigned under the new International Territorial Level codes in 2021. The region forms the south western part of the country, encompassing an area of . It incorporates 13 of the 32 defined council areas including the city of Glasgow.
Classification Scotland is organized into 32 council areas for administrative purposes. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organized Scotland into four broader level subdivisions. These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions, and incorporated various council areas within it. In 2016, the areas were re-classified, and South West Scotland was split into two NUTS-2 regions of West Central Scotland and Southern Scotland. Following Brexit, the regions were assigned under the new International Territorial Level codes in 2021.
Geography The region forms the south western part of the country, encompassing an area of . It is situated in the north east of the main island of the United Kingdom, closer to Northern Ireland. It shares land borders with the Scottish highlands to the north, Eastern Scotland to the north-east and Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Cumbria regions of England to the south. It has the Atlantic Ocean to the west and North Sea to the east.
Sub-divisions South West Scotland incorporates 13 of the 32 defined council areas including the city of Glasgow.
RegionNUTS codeITL codeCouncil areasNUTS codeITL codeAreaPopulation (2022) West Central Scotland UKM8 TLM8 East Dunbartonshire, and West Dunbartonshire UKM81 TLM81 Glasgow UKM82 TLM82 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire UKM83 TLM83 North Lanarkshire UKM84 TLM84 Southern Scotland UKM9 TLM9 Dumfries and Galloway UKM92 TLM92 East and North Ayrshire mainland UKM93 TLM93 South Ayrshire UKM94 TLM94 South Lanarkshire UKM95 TLM95
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