Aberdeenshire
§ This page gives an overview of the Aberdeenshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Aberdeenshire surrounds Aberdeen City and stretches along the North Sea coast and into the Grampian Mountains. It is known for its castles, whisky distilleries, and fishing ports, with agriculture, tourism, and energy services forming key parts of the economy.
The administrative boundary of Aberdeenshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Aberdeenshire.
Key Facts about Aberdeenshire
What region is Aberdeenshire in? Aberdeenshire is in Scotland, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is Aberdeenshire a city? No, Aberdeenshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Aberdeenshire? The local government for this district is: Aberdeenshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
▶ Official website of Aberdeenshire Council 🔗 aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Which police force covers Aberdeenshire? Policing in Aberdeenshire is provided by Police Scotland 🔗 scotland.police.uk, which covers the whole of Scotland.
Aberdeenshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Aberdeenshire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ North Eastern Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.
Constituencies in Aberdeenshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is divided into 19 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- 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
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Built-up Areas in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire covers 84 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Aberchirder
- Aberdeen *
- Aboyne
- Alford (Aberdeenshire)
- Auchenblae
- Ballater
- Balmedie
- Banchory
- Banff
- Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) *
- Boddam
- Boyndie
- Braemar
- Chapelton (Aberdeenshire)
- Clovenstone
- Crimond
- Cruden Bay
- Cuminestown
- Daviot
- Drumoak
- Edzell Woods
- Ellon
- Fetterangus
- Fettercairn
- Fordoun
- Fraserburgh
- Fyvie
- Gardenstown
- Gourdon
- Hatton (Aberdeenshire)
- Huntly
- Inchmarlo
- Insch
- Inverallochy
- Inverbervie
- Inverugie
- Inverurie
- Johnshaven
- Kemnay
- Kincardine O'Neil
- Kingseat (Aberdeenshire)
- Kintore
- Ladysbridge
- Landerberry
- Laurencekirk
- Longside
- Lumphanan
- Macduff
- Marywell
- Maud
- Methlick
- Millbrex
- Mintlaw
- Monymusk
- New Deer
- New Pitsligo
- Newburgh (Aberdeenshire)
- Newmachar
- Newtonhill
- Oldmeldrum
- Peterhead
- Pitmedden
- Portlethen
- Portsoy
- Potterton
- Rathen
- Redcloak
- Rhynie
- Rosehearty
- Rothienorman
- Sandhaven
- Sauchen
- St Combs
- St Cyrus
- St Fergus
- Stonehaven
- Strichen
- Stuartfield
- Tarland
- Tarves
- Torphins
- Turriff
- Westhill *
- Whitehills
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Aberdeenshire.)