| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Bharraigh |
|---|---|
| Scots name | Barra[1] |
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| Location | |
  Barra Barra shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF687004 |
| Coordinates | 56°59′00″N 7°28′00″W / 56.9833°N 7.4667°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Barra and Vatersay |
| Area | 5,875 ha (22+5⁄8 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 20 [2] |
| Highest elevation | Heaval, 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,174[3] |
| Population rank | 13 [2] |
| Population density | 19.98 people/km2[3][4] |
| Largest settlement | Castlebay |
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| References | [4][5] |
Barra (/ˈbærə/; Scottish Gaelic: Barraigh [ˈparˠaj] or Eilean Bharraigh [ˈelan ˈvarˠaj] ; Scots: Barra) is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by the Vatersay Causeway.
In 2011, the population was 1,174.[3][6] English and Gaelic are widely spoken, and at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic speakers (62% of the population, falling from 76% in the 1991 census).[7]
- ^ "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
- ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ a b c National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 218–222. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ "Sheet 34, Barra". Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952–1961. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Census 2011 stats BBC News. Retrieved 20 April 2014.