Moray
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This article is about the council area and district. For the province, see Province of Moray. For the county, see County of Moray. For the fish, see Moray eel. For other uses, see Moray (disambiguation).
Moray (/ˈmʌri/ listenⓘ) Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
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Moray Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh | |
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Coordinates: 57°25′N 3°15′W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Lieutenancy areas | Moray, Banffshire (Part) |
Admin HQ | High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BX |
Government | |
• Body | The Moray Council |
• Control | Ind + Con (council NOC) |
• MPs | Douglas Ross for Moray |
• MSPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 864 sq mi (2,238 km2) |
• Rank | Ranked 8th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 96,410 |
• Rank | Ranked 23rd |
• Density | 110/sq mi (43/km2) |
ONS code | S12000020 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-MRY |
Website | www |
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Between 1975 and 1996 Moray, with similar boundaries, was a district of the then Grampian Region.