Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie
Scottish Gaelic: *An t-Àrd Ruigh*
Scots: *Airdrie*
Airdrie Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àrd Ruigh; Scots: Airdrie;
	Airdrie town centre
	Airdrie Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	36,390 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NS761654
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Airdrie
Postcode district	ML6
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts;
Scottish Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts;

Airdrie (/ˈɛərdri/; Scots: Airdrie; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. As of 2012, it had a population of 37,130. Historically part of Lanarkshire, Airdrie forms a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in what was formerly the Monklands district, with a population of approximately 90,000.

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