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The Scottish Borders, Scotland

The Scottish Borders: council area of Scotland

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The Scottish Borders at a glance

The Scottish Borders currently has 18 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

18

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

Top linked places

Hawick 14,050 Galashiels 12,660 Peebles 8,380 Selkirk 5,730

Quick Facts about The Scottish Borders

Population 115,510
Country United Kingdom
State Scotland (United Kingdom)
Area 4731.78 km2
Latitude & Longitude 55.5833,-2.8333
Capital Newtown St Boswells
Establishment January 01, 1975
Time Zone Europe/London
Local time 11:39:58 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

The Scottish Borders is located at 55°34'60"N 2°49'60"W (55.5833300, -2.8333300).

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Official website of The Scottish Borders

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Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2001 106,950 - estimation process
2002 107,530 0.54% estimation process
2003 108,390 0.79% estimation process
2004 109,450 0.97% estimation process
2005 110,250 0.73% estimation process
2006 110,860 0.55% estimation process
2007 112,200 1.19% estimation process
2008 113,360 1.02% estimation process
2009 113,590 0.2% estimation process
2010 113,700 0.1% estimation process
2012 113,720 0.02% estimation process
2013 113,880 0.14% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
2014 114,040 0.14% estimation process
2015 114,030 -0.01% estimation process
2016 114,530 0.44% estimation process
2017 115,020 0.43% estimation process
2018 115,270 0.22% estimation process
2019 115,510 0.21% estimation process
Borders, Borders Region, SCB, Scottish Borders

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