Local authority · S12000020
Moray
In useMoray is a local authority in Scotland, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- S12000020
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 2,228 km²
- Population
- 95,010Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
Grouping of councilsGrampian, North East Scotland
CountryScotland
What it contains
8 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
Neighbours
2 local authorities share a border with Moray, longest border first.
- Aberdeenshire 177.8 km
- Highland 111.2 km
Data published for it
19 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Moray itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation2020
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000020?include=capabilities