Local authority · S12000034
Aberdeenshire
In useAberdeenshire is a local authority in Scotland, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- S12000034
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 6,291 km²
- Population
- 265,080Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
Grouping of councilsGrampian, North East Scotland
CountryScotland
What it contains
19 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
- Banchory and Mid Deeside
- Banff and District
- Central Buchan
- East Garioch
- Ellon and District
- Fraserburgh and District
- Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
- Inverurie and District
- Mearns
- Mid Formartine
- North Kincardine
- Peterhead North and Rattray
- Peterhead South and Cruden
- Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
- Troup
- Turriff and District
- West Garioch
- Westhill and District
Neighbours
5 local authorities share a border with Aberdeenshire, longest border first.
- Moray 177.8 km
- Angus 98.6 km
- Aberdeen City 73.3 km
- Perth and Kinross 41.7 km
- Highland 24.7 km
Data published for it
19 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Aberdeenshire 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/S12000034 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000034/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000034/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000034/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000034/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000034/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/S12000034?include=capabilities