North Lanarkshire

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North Lanarkshire is a council area in central Scotland known for its post-industrial towns, commuter communities, and proximity to both Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council area
subdivision of Scotland
borders East Dunbartonshire
Falkirk
Glasgow City
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Lothian
contains Broadwood Stadium
Drumpellier Country Park
Excelsior Stadium
Fir Park Stadium
Palacerigg Country Park
Ravenscraig regeneration area
Strathclyde Country Park
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Time Capsule leisure complex
containsSettlement Airdrie
Bellshill
Calderbank
Carfin
Chapelhall
Chryston
Cleland
Coatbridge
Cumbernauld
Glenboig
Harthill
Holytown
Kilsyth
Moodiesburn
Motherwell
Muirhead
Newarthill
Newmains
Plains
Salsburgh
Shotts
Stepps
Tannochside
Uddingston (North Lanarkshire part)
Viewpark
Wishaw
country Scotland
createdAsCouncilArea 1996
formedFrom Falkirk council area
surface form: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth district

Monklands district
Motherwell
surface form: Motherwell district

part of Strathkelvin district
formerRegion Strathclyde
governingBody North Lanarkshire Council
governmentType unitary authority
hasAdministrativeCentre Motherwell
hasCouncilHeadquarters Civic Centre, Motherwell
hasFootballClub Airdrieonians F.C.
Cumbernauld Colts F.C.
Motherwell F.C.
hasHigherEducationInstitution New College Lanarkshire (Motherwell campus)
surface form: New College Lanarkshire
hasLargestSettlement Cumbernauld
hasPopulationCentreType commuter communities
post-industrial towns
hasPostIndustrialHeritage coal mining
heavy engineering
steel production
hasRailConnectionTo Edinburgh
Glasgow
isCommuterAreaFor Edinburgh
Glasgow
locatedIn central Scotland
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
UTC±00:00
partOf Scotland
United Kingdom
traversedBy A8 road NERFINISHED
A80 road NERFINISHED
M73 motorway
M74 motorway
M8 motorway

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South Lanarkshire borders North Lanarkshire
West Lothian borders North Lanarkshire
Central Lowlands of Scotland contains North Lanarkshire
West of Scotland contains North Lanarkshire
River Clyde flowsThrough North Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire lieutenancyAreaIncludes North Lanarkshire
Coatbridge locatedIn North Lanarkshire
Cumbernauld locatedIn North Lanarkshire
M73 motorway locatedIn North Lanarkshire
Motherwell locatedIn North Lanarkshire
Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland locatedIn North Lanarkshire
M8 passesThrough North Lanarkshire
M8 motorway passesThrough North Lanarkshire
River Almond region North Lanarkshire
M74 motorway runsThrough North Lanarkshire