South Ayrshire (Scots:Sooth Ayrshire; Scottish Gaelic:Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas, pronounced[ʃirˠəxk iɲiˈɾʲaːɾʲ ə tʲes̪]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire.