Dumfries and Galloway

Infobox settlement | name = Dumfries and GallowayDumfries an GallowaDùn Phris is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh | native_name_lang = | other_name = | image_skyline = | image_flag = | image_shield = Coat of arms of the Dumfries and Galloway area council 1996.svg | image_blank_emblem = Dumfries and Galloway Council.svg | blank_emblem_type = Council logo | blank_emblem_size = | seat_type = Admin HQ | seat = County Buildings, English Street, Dumfries | leader_title1 = Leader | leader_name1 = Gail MacGregor (Cons) | subdivision_type = Sovereign state | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Constituent country | subdivision_type2 = Council area | subdivision_type3 = Lieutenancy areas | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_name3 = DumfriesStewartry of KirkcudbrightWigtown | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = Ranked | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = Ranked | population_density_km2 = auto | area_code_type = ONS code | area_code = S12000006 | iso_code = GB-DGY | website = Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries an Gallowa; Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire, the latter two of which are collectively known as Galloway. The administrative centre and largest settlement is the town of Dumfries. The second largest town is Stranraer, on the North Channel coast, some to the west of Dumfries. Following the 1975 reorganisation of local government in Scotland, the three counties were joined to form a single region of Dumfries and Galloway, with four districts within it. The districts were abolished in 1996, since when Dumfries and Galloway has been a unitary local authority. For lieutenancy purposes, the area is divided into three lieutenancy areas called Dumfries, Wigtown and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, broadly corresponding to the three historic counties.