Borders

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Borders (pop. 106,764) is a region in southeastern Scotland. Officially called Scottish Borders, it is a unitary authority, the primary unit of local government in the United Kingdom. Its administrative center is Newtown St. Boswells. The region covers an area of 1,820 square miles (4,713 square kilometers).

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