Aiberdeenshire

Aiberdeenshire
*Aberdeenshire*
*Siorrachd Obar Dheathain*
Aiberdeenshire; Aberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain
	Aiberdeenshire within Scotland
	Coordinates:57°9′3.6″N2°7′22.8″W/ 57.151000°N 2.123000°WCoordinates:57°9′3.6″N2°7′22.8″W/ 57.151000°N 2.123000°W
Admin HQ	Aberdeen
Govrenment
• Bodi	Aberdeenshire Cooncil
• Control	Con+LD+Ind(cooncilNOC)
•MPs	Andrew Bowie(Con); Colin Clark(Con); David Duguid(Con);
•MSPs	Alexander Burnett(Con); Mairi Evans(SNP); Gillian Martin(SNP); Stewart Stevenson(SNP); Maureen Watt(SNP);
Area
• Total	6313 km2(2,437 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 4t
Population (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	262,200
• Rank	Rankit 6th
• Density	41/km2(110/sq mi)
ONS code	S12000034
ISO 3166 code	GB-ABD
Website	www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Aiberdeenshire(Scots Gaelic:Siorrachd Obar Dheathain,Inglis:Aberdeenshire) is ane o the 32cooncil areasoScotlandan alieutenancie areaanaw.

Aiberdeenshire cooncil area disna kiver the Ceitie oAiberdeen.Hit is nou a sindert cooncil area. Thegither, the modren cooncil area an the ceitie mad up historic Aiberdeenshire - ane o thecoonties o Scotlandumwhyl bruikit for local govrenment. Athin thir borders, theCoontie o Aiberdeenbyds as aregistration coontie.

Aiberdeenshire Cooncil haes its heidsteid at Woodhill Houss in Aberdeen; makkin it the anerlie Scots cooncil thats heidsteid ligs ootwi its area's border. Aiberdeenshire haes mairches wiAngusanPerth an Kinrosstil the sooth, anHielandanMoraytil the wast.

Historie

Aiberdeenshire haes a rich prehistoric an historic heritage. It is the locus o monieNeolithicanBronze Ageairchaeological steids, sic asLangman Hill,Kempstane Hill,Catto Lang BarraeanCairn Lee.Synmedievaltyms thar hae been a nummer o crossins o theMounth(a spur o muntainous laund that stents frae the heicher inland reenge til theGerman Oceanslichtlie north oStanehyve) throu the-day's Aiberdeenshire frae the Scots Lawlands til theHielands.Sum o the maist weil-kent an historicalie importanttrakweysar theCausey MounthanElsick Mounth.

The cooncil area is named eftir the historiccoontie o Aiberdeenthat haed unalyk bundaries an wis abolisht in 1975 unner theLocal Govrenment (Scotland) Act 1973ti be replaced biGrampian Regional Cooncil,an five destrik cooncils;Banff an Buchan,Gordon,Kincairdine an Deeside,Morayan the Ceitie o Aiberdeen, wi local govrenment functions skared atwein the twa levels. In 1996, unner theLocal Govrenment etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,the Banff an Buchan destrik, the Gordon destrik an the Kincairdine an Deeside destrik war merged ti furm the-day's Aiberdeenshire cooncil area, wi the ither twa destriks becumin sindert cooncil areas.

Demografie

The cooncil area haes aboot 226,871 indwallers, representin 4.5% o Scotland's total, an a 20% eik syn 1981, 50% syn 1971. The ten mukkilest touns in Aiberdeenshire (wi 2004 population estimates) ar:

Peterheid(17,560)
The Broch(12,150)
Inrurie(10,760)
Stanehyve(10,160)
Wasthill(10,060)
Ellon(9,540)
Portlethen(6,770)
Banchry(6,270)
Turra(5,500)
Huntly(4,460)

The population haes a heicher proportion o yunger age groups as the lave o Scotland, reflectin employment-driven immigration in recent decades.

Hydrologie an climate

Thar ar monie rivers an burns in Aiberdeenshire, includinCowie Wattir,Carron Wattir,Burn o Muchalls,River Dee,River Don,River Ury,River Ythan,Wattir o Feugh,Burn o Myrehouse,Laeca BurnanLuther Wattir.Monie bays an estuaries ar foond alang the sie-coast o Aiberdeenshire, includinBanff Bay,Ythan Estuarie,Stanehive BayanThornyhive Bay.Simmers are myld an winters ar forordnar cauld in Aiberdeenshire. Coastal temperatures ar moderatit bi theGerman Oceansic that coastal areas ar forordnar cuiler in the simmer an wairmer in winter than inland steids. Coastal areas ar subjek tilhaar,or coastal fog.