Orkney Islands

Orkney is the name of an archipelago in the North Sea. Administratively Orkney is a Scottish county with the status of an archipelago. Its administrative centre is in Kirkwall. The island has an area of 990 km and has a population of 19,800 inhabitants (2006).

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Subdivisions
Pickaquoy
Work and work
Warren field
Lynnfield
Brandyquoy
Papdale
Scapa and Kirkwall South West
Shapinsay and Kirkwall Harbour
Stromness North
South Stromness, Graemsay and North Hoy
Orphir, wall and Flotta
Firth and Sunnybrae
Harray and Stenness
Evie, Rendall, Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre
Birsay and Dounby
Sandwick and Stromness Inland
Deerness and Wideford St Andrew
Holm and Burray
South Ronaldsay
Sanday, North Ronaldsay and Stronsay
Papa Westray, Westray and Eday


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