East Ayrshire

55°30′N 4°18′W / 55.5°N 4.3°W / 55.5; -4.3

East Ayrshire Aest Ayrshire Siorrachd Àir an Ear
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Coordinates: 55°27′07″N 4°15′52″W / 55.4518496°N 4.2644478°W / 55.4518496; -4.2644478
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Admin HQ	London Road, Kilmarnock
Government
• Body	East Ayrshire Council
• Provost	Claire Leitch (SNP)
• Leader	Douglas Reid (SNP)
• MPs	Lillian Jones (LAB) Elaine Stewart (LAB)
• MSPs	Willie Coffey (SNP) Elena Whitham (SNP)
Area
• Total	487 sq mi (1,262 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 14th
Population  (2022)
• Total	120,390
• Rank	Ranked 16th
• Density	250/sq mi (95/km2)
ONS code	S12000008
ISO 3166 code	GB-EAY
Website	East Ayrshire Council

East Ayrshire (Scots: Aest Ayrshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock.^[1] With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire had a population of 122,100 at the 2011 census, making it the 16th most populous local authority in Scotland.^[2] Spanning a geographical area of 1,262 km² (487 sq mi), East Ayrshire is the 14th-largest local authority in Scotland in terms of geographical area. The majority of the population of East Ayrshire live within and surrounding the main town, Kilmarnock. Other large population areas in East Ayrshire include Cumnock, the second-largest town, and smaller towns and villages such as Stewarton, Darvel and Hurlford.

The largest school in Scotland, the Robert Burns Academy, is located in East Ayrshire at Cumnock.^[3]