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Renfrewshire
Siorrachd Rinn Friù | |
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 Coat of arms  Council logo | |
| Coordinates: 55°49′47″N 4°32′34″W / 55.829858°N 4.542838°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Lieutenancy area | Renfrewshire |
| Admin HQ | Paisley |
| Government | |
| • Body | Renfrewshire Council |
| • Control | SNP minority (council NOC) |
| • Provost | Lorraine Cameron |
| • Council Leader | Iain Nicolson (SNP) |
| • MPs |
(SNP – Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
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| • MSPs |
(SNP – Paisley)
(SNP – Renfrewshire North and West)
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| Area | |
| • Total | 101 sq mi (261 km2) |
| • Rank | Ranked 24th |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 184,340 |
| • Rank | Ranked 9th |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (710/km2) |
| ONS code | S12000038 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-RFW |
| Website | www |
Renfrewshire (/ˈrɛnfruːʃɪər, -ʃər/) (Scots: Renfrewshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
The council area has the same name as the historic county of Renfrewshire, which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but the modern council area only covers the central part of the historic county. The eastern part of the pre-1975 county is covered by the East Renfrewshire council area, and the western part by the Inverclyde council area.
Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City council area, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde. The current council area of Renfrewshire was established in 1996.
The term Renfrewshire may also be used to refer to the larger historic county, which was established in the fifteenth century. The three council areas of Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, and East Renfrewshire together form the Renfrewshire lieutenancy area. The same area also has a joint valuation board area for electoral registration and local tax valuation purposes. The three council areas together are sometimes referred to as Greater Renfrewshire to distinguish them from the council area called Renfrewshire.
The town of Paisley is the area's main settlement and centre of local government. The area also contains the historic county town of Renfrew.