Editing North Uist (section)

===Settlements===
[[File:Oitir Mhor.jpg|thumb|left|Causeway from [[Benbecula]] (foreground) to North Uist]]
The main settlement on the island is [[Lochmaddy]], a [[port|fishing port]] and home to a [[museum]], an [[arts centre]] and a {{lang|la|[[camera obscura]]}}.  [[Caledonian MacBrayne]] ferries sail from the village to [[Uig, Snizort|Uig]] on Skye, as well as from the island of Berneray (which is connected to North Uist by road [[causeway]]), to [[Leverburgh]] in [[Harris, Outer Hebrides|Harris]]. Lochmaddy also has the [[Taigh Chearsabhagh]] — a museum and arts centre with a cafe, small shop and post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre.

The island's main villages are [[Sollas]], Hosta, [[Tigharry]], [[Hougharry]], [[Paible]], [[Grimsay]] and [[Cladach Kirkibost]]. Other settlements include [[Carinish|Clachan Carinish]], [[Knockquien]], [[Port nan Long]], [[Greinetobht]] and [[Scolpaig]], home to the nineteenth-century [[Scolpaig Tower]] [[folly]]. [[Loch Portain]] is a small hamlet on the east coast — some {{convert|9|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from Lochmaddy, with sub areas of Cheesebay and Hoebeg.

According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.