Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire
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Clackmannanshire shown within Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 56°10′N 3°45′W / 56.167°N 3.750°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative HQ | Kilncraigs, Alloa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Body | Clackmannanshire Council |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • MPs | 2 MPs |
| • MSPs | Keith Brown (SNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61 sq mi (159 km2) |
| • Rank | 30th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 51,750 |
| • Rank | 29th |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (325/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-CLK |
| GSS code | S12000005 |
| Website | www |
Clackmannanshire (/klækˈmænənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ ⓘ; Scots: Clackmannanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann), or the County of Clackmannan, is a historic county, council area, registration county and lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth and Kinross. To the south, it is separated from Falkirk by the Firth of Forth. In terms of historic counties it borders Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife.
The name consists of elements from three languages. The first element is from Scottish Gaelic: Clach meaning "Stone". Mannan is a derivative of the Brythonic name of the Manaw, the Iron Age tribe who inhabited the area. The final element is the English word shire. As Britain's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed "The Wee County". When written, Clackmannanshire is commonly abbreviated to Clacks.