Place:Moray (district), Grampian Region, Scotland

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NameMoray (district)
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates52.42°N 3.25°W
Located inGrampian Region, Scotland     (1975 - 1996)
See alsoMorayshire, Scotlandcounty covering the area before 1975
Moray (council area), Scotlandunitary local council authority covering the area since 1996
NOTE: Wikipedia refers to the earlier (before 1975) Morayshire or Elginshire as the County of Moray.


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Between 1975 and 1996 Moray (district), was a district of the Grampian Region.

Since 1996 Moray (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) has been one of the 32 Local Government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the northeast of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.

The boundaries of the Moray council area date from the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and the subsequent reorganisation of local government in Scotland in 1975. The area was a district of the Grampian Region between 1975 and 1996, when the regions were abolished and before Moray became a unitary authority. The council area covers most of the historic County of Moray (the rest is part of the Highland council area) along with most of historic Banffshire; the rest is part of the Aberdeenshire council area.

The large majority of Moray's population live in the northern part of the district; only 1 of its 8 wards covers the glens to the south. Elgin is by far the largest town, being home to 25% of the population at the 2011 census. A list of the other parishes and towns will be found in Wikipedia.

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