Ila
(Reguidit frae Islay)
Ila (Scots Gaelic: Ìle, pronounced [ˈiːlə], Inglis: Islay) is the soothrenmaist island o the Inner Hebrides o Scotland.
Gaelic name | Ìle (help·info) |
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Norse name | Íl[1] |
Meanin o name | Unkent |
Location | |
Ila shown within Argyll an Bute | |
OS grid reference | NR370598 |
Coordinates | 55°46′N 6°09′W / 55.77°N 6.15°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islay |
Aurie | 61,956 hectare (239 sq mi)[2] |
Aurie rank | 5 [4] |
Heichest elevation | Beinn Bheigeir 491 metre (1,611 ft)[3] |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Argyll an Bute |
Demografics | |
Population | 3,228[5] |
Population rank | 7[5] [4] |
Population density | 5.2 fowk/km2[2][5] |
Lairgest settlement | Port Ellen[6] |
References
eedit- ↑ Gammeltoft 2007, p. 487
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith 2004, p. 41
- ↑ Haswell-Smith 2004, p. 42
- ↑ 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 c 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.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland. "Table KS101SC - Usual Resident Population, all people; Settlement/Locality 2010; Port Ellen". Scotland's Census 2011.[deid airtin] From the main page select Results, Standard Outputs, year 2011, table KS101SC,area type locality 2010. On the map click Bowmore and Port Ellen for comparison.
Coordinates: 55°46′N 6°9′W / 55.767°N 6.150°W
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