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! Rang Council area ! Superficie (km²)
| 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 || Hébrides extérieures || 3 071
| 8 || Moray || 2 238
| 9 || Stirling || 2 187
| 10 || Angus || 2 182
| 11 || South Lanarkshire || 1 772
| 12 || Shetland || 1 466
| 13 || South Ayrshire || 1 222
| 14 || Fife || 1 325
| 15 || East Ayrshire || 1 262
| 16 || Orcades || 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
Council area