Hieland (cooncil area)
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Hieland (Scots Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd)[1] is a cooncil area in the Scots Hielands an is the mukkilest cooncil area in baith Scotland an the Unitit Kinrick as a hail. It skares mairches wi the cooncil areas o Moray, Aiberdeenshire, Perth an Kinross, an Argyll an Bute. Thair cooncils, an thae o Angus an Stirlin, hae bits o the Scots Hielands athin thair mairches anaw. The Hieland area kivers maist o the mainland an Inner-Hebridean pairts o the umwhyl coonties o Innerness-shire an Ross an Cromarty, aw o Sutherland, Caithness an Nairnshire, an wee bits o Argyll an Moray.
Quick Facts HielandA' Ghàidhealtachd (Scots Gaelic)Highland (Inglis), Admin HQ ...
Coordinates: 57°30′N 5°00′W | |
Admin HQ | Innerness |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | The Hieland Cooncil www (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd www |
• Control | Ind + LD + Lab (cooncil NOC) |
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Area | |
• Total | 25,657 km2 (9,906 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 1st |
Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
• Total | 234,800 |
• Rank | Rankit 7th |
• Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
ONS code | S12000017 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-HLD |
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