Cooncil areas o Scotland

A cooncil area in Scotland is an area made fur local govrenment. Thare is a o 32 cooncil areas in Scotland as a hale. Thay are aw govrened bi unitary authorities cawed "cooncils". The cooncil areas war creutit on 1 April 1996, unner the provisions o the Local Govrenment etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The Act caws thaim local authority areas but maist fowk caw thaim cooncil areas.

Cairt o the cooncil areas o Scotland

The cooncil areas hiv the option tae be kent as a comhairle whan choosin tae hiv a Gaelic name. Hounaiver, juist Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar (Cooncil o the Wastern Isles) haes chysen this option, while the Heichland Cooncil (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd) uises baith an Inglis an a Gaelic name.^[1]

Leet o cooncil areas

No.	Scots name	Inglis name	Gaelic name	Area (sq mi)	Area (km²)	Population[2] (2019, estematit)	Density per km²
1	Inverclyde	Inverclyde	Inbhir Chluaidh	64	167	77,800	487
2	Renfrewshire	Renfrewshire	Siorrachd Rinn Friù	102	263	179,100	29
3	Wast Dunbartonshire	West Dunbartonshire	Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear	68	176	88,930	43
4	East Dunbartonshire	East Dunbartonshire	Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar	68	176	108,640	621
5	Ceety o Glesga	City of Glasgow	Baile Ghlaschu	68	175	633,120	3586
6	East Renfrewshire	East Renfrewshire	Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear	65	168	95,530	546
7	North Lanrickshire	North Lanarkshire	Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath	184	476	340,180	153
8	Fawkirk	Falkirk	An Eaglais Bhreac	113	293	160,340	539
9	Wast Lowden	West Lothian	Lodainn an Iar	165	427	182,140	561
10	Ceety o Edinburgh	City of Edinburgh	Baile Dhùn Èideann	100	260	524,930	1969
11	Midlowden	Midlothian	Lodainn Mheadhanaich	135	350	92,460	258
12	East Lowden	East Lothian	Lodainn an Ear	257	666	107,090	156
13	Clackmannanshire	Clackmannanshire	Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann	61	158	51,540	323
14	Fife	Fife	Fìobha	517	1340	373,550	281
15	Ceety o Dundee	City of Dundee	Baile Dhùn Dè	21	55	149,320	2486
16	Angus	Angus	Aonghas	843	2184	115,820	53
17	Aiberdeenshire	Aberdeenshire	Siorrachd Obar Dheathain	2439	6317	261,210	41
18	Ceety o Aiberdeen	City of Aberdeen	Baile Obar Dheathain	70	182	227,560	1225
19	Moray	Moray	Moireibh	864	2237	95,820	43
20	Hieland	Highland	A' Ghàidhealtachd	10,085	26,119	235,540	9
21	Wastren Isles	Western Isles	Na h-Eileanan Siar	1185	3070	26,720	426
22	Argyll an Bute	Argyll and Bute	Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd	2712	7023	85,870	12
23	Perth an Kinross	Perth and Kinross	Peairt agus Ceann Rois	2083	5395	151,950	22
24	Stirlin	Stirling	Sruighlea	866	2243	94,210	180
25	North Ayrshire	North Ayrshire	Siorrachd Àir a Tuath	343	888	134,740	9
26	East Ayrshire	East Ayrshire	Siorrachd Àir an Ear	492	1275	122,010	97
27	Sooth Ayrshire	South Ayrshire	Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas	475	1230	112,610	16
28	Dumfries an Gallowa	Dumfries and Galloway	Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh	2489	6446	148,860	23
29	Sooth Lanrickshire	South Lanarkshire	Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas	686	1778	319,020	92
30	The Mairches	Scottish Borders	Crìochan na h-Alba	1825	4727	115,510	680
31	Orkney	Orkney Islands	Arcaibh	396	1025	22,270	724
32	Shetland	Shetland Islands	Sealtainn	568	1471	23,210	24