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East Ayrshire Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear
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Location
Geography
Area	Ranked 14th
- Total	1,262 km2 (487 sq mi)
- % Water	?
Admin HQ	Kilmarnock
ISO 3166-2	GB-EAY
ONS code	00QK
Demographics
Population	Ranked 16th
- Total (2007)	119,600
- Density	95 /km2 (246 /sq mi)
Politics
East Ayrshire Council http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Control	Scottish National Party (minority control)
MPs	Des Browne Sandra Osborne
MSPs	Willie Coffey Cathy Jamieson

East Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.

The area was formed in 1996, from the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Cumnock and Doon Valley districts. Kilmarnock is the largest town in East Ayrshire.

[edit] Main Towns

Kilmarnock is the largest town; other small main towns are New Cumnock and Cumnock.

[edit] HQ

The HQ for East Ayrshire Council is located on London Road Kilmarnock

[edit] Twin towns (Kilmarnock)

• Alès, France.
• Herstal, Belgium.
• Kulmbach, Germany.
• Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
• Sukhumi, Georgia.

[edit] Towns and villages

[edit] Places of interest

• Loch Doon
• Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
• Sorn Castle
• Stair House
• Dean Castle

[edit] Education

[edit] Secondary Education

Auchinleck Academy
Kilmarnock Academy
Grange Academy
Loudoun Academy
Cumnock Academy
James Hamilton Academy
Doon Academy
St Josephs Academy
Stewarton Academy

[edit] External links

• East Ayrshire Council
• East Ayrshire Forums - Tenants Portal (not associated with East Ayrshire Council)