STRATHKELVIN

district, Strathclyde region, western Scotland. Created by the reorganization of 1975, it consists of part of the detached area of the former county of Dunbarton and small parts of the former counties of Stirling and Lanark. The district (area 63 square miles [164 square km]) lies to the northeast of Glasgow and includes the small industrial and residential burghs of Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch, the seat of the district authority, and some farming country. Pop. (1989 est.) 89,420.