this is a list of council areas of scotland ordered by area. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rank !! council area !! area (kmÂ²) |- | 1 || highland || 25,659 |- | 2 || argyll and bute || 6,909 |- | 3 || dumfries and galloway || 6,426 |- | 4 || aberdeenshire || 6,313 |- | 5 || perth and kinross || 5,286 |- | 6 || scottish borders || 4,732 |- | 7 || na h-eileanan siar || 3,071 |- | 8 || moray || 2,238 |- | 9 || stirling || 2,187 |- | 10 || angus || 2,182 |- | 11 || south lanarkshire || 1,772 |- | 12 || shetland islands || 1,466 |- | 13 || fife || 1,325 |- | 14 || east ayrshire || 1,262 |- | 15 || south ayrshire || 1,222 |- | 16 || orkney islands || 990 |- | 17 || north ayrshire || 885 |- | 18 || east lothian || 679 |- | 19 || north lanarkshire || 470 |- | 20 || west lothian || 427 |- | 21 || midlothian || 354 |- | 22 || falkirk || 297 |- | 23 || city of edinburgh || 264 |- | 24 || renfrewshire || 261 |- | 25 || city of aberdeen || 186 |- | 26= || city of glasgow || 175 |- | 26= || east dunbartonshire || 175 |- | 28 || east renfrewshire || 174 |- | 29 || inverclyde || 160 |- | 30= || clackmannanshire || 159 |- | 30= || west dunbartonshire || 159 |- | 32 || city of dundee || 60 |} == see also == * list of scottish council areas by population * list of scottish council areas by population density * list of english districts by area * list of welsh principal areas by area
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