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The Isle of Skye, [a] [8] or simply Skye, [b] is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. [ Note 1 ] The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin , the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country.
Portree on Skye, an island where the population has grown in recent decades [14] In the past many smaller islands that are uninhabited today had permanent populations. Losses were severe in many areas during the 19th century when islands such as Pabbay and Fuaigh Mòr were subject to forcible evictions during the Highland Clearances. [15]
[a] [2] The 52 localities with a population over 15,000 are listed below. [1] Glasgow is the most populous locality in Scotland, and also the largest city; Greater Glasgow is the largest settlement. Paisley is the fifth most populous locality in Scotland, and the largest town by population. Stirling has the smallest population of Scotland's cities.
The demography of Scotland includes all aspects of population, past and present, in the area that is now Scotland. Scotland had a population of 5,463,300 in 2019. The population growth rate in 2011 was estimated as 0.6% per annum according to the 2011 GROS Annual Review. [1] Covering an area of 78,782 square kilometres (30,418 sq mi), Scotland ...
Portree (/ p ɔːr ˈ t r iː /; Scottish Gaelic: Port Rìgh, pronounced [pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈɾiː]) is the capital [2] and largest town of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. [3] It is a civil parish and lies within the Highland council area, around 74 miles (119 km) from its administrative centre of Inverness.
Holy Isle: North Ayrshire 13 253 5.14 69 Inchmurrin (F) West Dunbartonshire: 13 133 [1] 9.77 70 Isle of Ewe: Highland: 12 309 3.88 71 Flodaigh, Benbecula: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 11 145 [1] 7.59 72 Papa Stronsay: Orkney: 10 74 13.51 73 Scalpay: Highland: 10 2,483 0.40 74 Eilean Shona: Highland: 9 525 1.71 75 Erraid: Argyll and Bute: 8 187 4. ...
Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Arran [7] 432 167 5,045: Firth of Clyde: Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Wight [9] 381 147 132,731: English Channel: England, United Kingdom Jura: 367 142 188: Inner Hebrides: Scotland, United Kingdom South Uist [7] 320 124 1,818: Outer Hebrides: Scotland, United Kingdom North Uist [7] 303 117 1,271: Outer ...
This is a list of inhabited islands in Scotland. The National Records of Scotland lists 93 inhabited islands in the 2011 census. They list a further 17 islands that are occasionally inhabited and "are included in the NRS statistical geography for inhabited islands but had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses".