Aberdeenshire
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![]() Aberdeenshire shown within Scotland | |
Coordinates: 57°9′3.6″N 2°7′22.8″W / 57.151000°N 2.123000°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Lieutenancy area | Aberdeenshire, Banffshire (part), Kincardineshire |
Incorporated | 1 April 1996 |
Named for | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative HQ | Aberdeen |
Government | |
• Type | Council |
• Body | Aberdeenshire Council |
• Control | No overall control |
• MPs | 3 MPs
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• MSPs | 7 MSPs
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Area | |
• Total | 2,437 sq mi (6,313 km2) |
• Rank | 4th |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 263,750 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ISO 3166 code | GB-ABD |
GSS code | S12000034 |
Website | aberdeenshire |
Aberdeenshire (Scots: Aiberdeenshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the historic county of Aberdeenshire, which had substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire council area includes all of the area of the historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire except the area making up Aberdeen City council area, as well as part of Banffshire. The historic county boundaries are still officially used for a few purposes, namely land registration and lieutenancy.[3]
Aberdeenshire Council is headquartered at Woodhill House in Aberdeen, making it the only Scottish council whose headquarters are located outside its jurisdiction. Aberdeen itself forms a different council area (Aberdeen City). Aberdeenshire borders onto Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, Highland and Moray to the west and Aberdeen City to the east.
Traditionally, it has depended economically on the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, and forestry) and related processing industries. Over the last 40 years, the development of the oil and gas industry and associated service sector has broadened Aberdeenshire's economic base, and contributed to a rapid population growth of some 50% since 1975.[4] Its land represents 8% of Scotland's overall territory. It covers an area of 6,313 square kilometres (2,437 sq mi).[5][6]
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