About South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is the fifth largest council area in Scotland.
It spans from Rutherglen in the north to Elvanfoot in the south and from East Kilbride in the west to Dolphinton in the east.
The is a mix of urban and rural areas with all towns in easy reach of the M74.
The population of South Lanarkshire is around 318,200 and around 150,000 households.
Understanding Scottish Places is a website commissioned by the Scottish Government. It uses multiple data sources to produce visualisations of what a town is like in terms of commuter flow, the education of the population, how many tourist beds it has, what funding is available, how it relates to other towns and other indicators that may help you decide where to expand your business.