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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Local authority area: Outer Hebrides · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Outer Hebrides is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 3,058.7 km² and had 26,720 residents in 2019 — about 9 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Stornoway.

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Town hall in the administrative centreStornoway Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Outer Hebrides, 2001–2019.

Residents, 201926,720+1.0% since 2001

Land area3,058.7km²1,181.0 sq mi

Density9/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#378of 382 UK councils · #30 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

27.1K27.2K27.3K27.4K27.6K27.7K27.6K27.4K27.2K27.1K26.9K26.9K26.8K26.7K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Outer Hebrides became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950

Elections

11 electoral wards

All wards of Outer Hebrides

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CComhairle Nan Eilean SiarCouncil office · Isle of Benbecula HS7 5LA · hours listed CComhairle Nan Eilean SiarCouncil office · Stornoway HS1 2BW · hours listed CComhairle Nan Eilean SiarCouncil office · Isle of Benbecula HS7 5PJ · hours listed TTown HallTown hall · Stornoway HS1 2BJ · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Na h-Eileanan an Iar · 11 wards

Source: Wikidata Q80967 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.