Barra
Barra (Scots Gaelic: Barraigh [ˈparˠaj] or Eilean Bharraigh [ˈelan ˈvarˠaj] (
listen)) is an island in the Ooter Hebrides, Scotland.
| Gaelic name | Eilean Bharraigh |
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| Location | |
  Barra Barra shawn within the Ooter Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF687004 |
| Coordinates | 56°59′00″N 7°28′00″W / 56.9833°N 7.4667°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Barra an Vatersay |
| Aurie | 5,875 ha (22 5⁄8 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 20 [1] |
| Heichest elevation | Heaval, 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 1,174[2] |
| Population rank | 13 [1] |
| Population density | 19.98 people/km2[2][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Castlebay |
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| References | [3][4] |
References
eedit- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 218–222. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ "Sheet 34, Barra". Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952–1961. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 Januar 2016.