Editing Aberdeenshire (section)

==Settlements==
{{Location map+|Scotland Aberdeenshire
 |caption={{left|The largest settlements in Aberdeenshire.}}
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  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.28|-2.38}}|position=left|label='''[[Inverurie]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.693|-2.005}}|position=top|label='''{{nowrap|[[Fraserburgh]]}}'''|label_size=}}
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  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|56.964|-2.211}}|position=right|label='''[[Stonehaven]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.366|-02.086}}|position=top|label='''[[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.061|-2.130}}|position=right|label='''[[Portlethen]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.055|-2.49}}|position=bottom|label='''[[Banchory]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.2332|-2.3461}}|position=top|label='''{{pad|2.7em}}{{nowrap|[[Kintore, Aberdeenshire|Kintore]]}}'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.539031|-2.461141}}|position=right|label='''[[Turriff]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.446|-2.788}}|position=right|label='''[[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.667|-2.524}}|position=bottom|label='''[[Banff, Aberdeenshire|Banff{{pad|2.7em}}]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.23392|-2.44890}}|position=left|label='''[[Kemnay, Aberdeenshire|Kemnay]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.671|-2.497}}|position=top|label='''{{pad|2.5em}}{{nowrap|[[Macduff, Aberdeenshire|Macduff]]}}'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|56.83|-02.46}}|position=right|label='''[[Laurencekirk]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.335|-2.320}}|position=top|label='''{{nowrap|[[Oldmeldrum]]}}'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.205283|-2.288903}}|position=left|label='''[[Blackburn, Aberdeenshire|Blackburn]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.032|-2.150}}|position=right|label='''[[Newtonhill]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.075|-2.781}}|position=top|label='''[[Aboyne]]'''|label_size=}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.525|-2.001}}|position=left|label='''[[Mintlaw]]'''|label_size=}}

<!-- Bordering council areas -->
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  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|56.8|-2.9}}|position=left|label=''[[Angus (council area)#Settlements|Angus]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|56.83|-3.48}}|position=left|label=''[[Perth and Kinross#Settlements|Perth and Kinross]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.22|-3.48}}|position=left|label=''[[Highland (council area)#Settlements|Highland]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}}
  {{Location map~|Scotland Aberdeenshire|coordinates = {{coord|57.4|-3.05}}|position=left|label=''[[Moray#Settlements|Moray]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}}

}}

The largest settlements in Aberdeenshire are:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!rowspan=2 | Settlement
!colspan=2 style="background:#eaecf0ff; text-align: center;" | Population
|-
! style="background:#eaecf0ff;" | Mid-2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20210313211724/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/special-area-population-estimates/settlements-and-localities/mid-2010/list-of-tables |title= National Records of Scotland, Statistics and Data, Statistics, Statistics by Theme, Population, Population Estimates, Settlements and Localities, Archive, Mid-2010, List of Tables|access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>

! style="background:#eaecf0ff;" |({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
|-
|[[Peterhead]]
|17,790
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Peterhead}}
|-
|[[Inverurie]]
|11,590
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Inverurie}}
|-
|[[Fraserburgh]]
|12,540
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Fraserburgh}}
|-
|[[Westhill, Aberdeenshire|Westhill]]
|11,220
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Westhill (Aberdeenshire)}}
|-
|[[Stonehaven]]
|10,820
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Stonehaven}}
|-
|[[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]]
|9,910
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Ellon}}
|-
|[[Portlethen]]
|7,130
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Portlethen}}
|-
|[[Banchory]]
|7,030
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Banchory}}
|-
|[[Kintore, Aberdeenshire|Kintore]]
|4,180
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kintore}}
|-
|[[Turriff]]
|5,020
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Turriff}}
|-
|[[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]]
|4,570
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Huntly}}
|-
|[[Banff, Aberdeenshire|Banff]]
|3,720
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Banff}}
|-
|[[Kemnay, Aberdeenshire|Kemnay]]
|3,710
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kemnay}}
|-
|[[Macduff, Aberdeenshire|Macduff]]
|3,910
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Macduff}}
|-
|[[Laurencekirk]]
|2,650
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Laurencekirk}}
|-
|[[Oldmeldrum]]
|2,990
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Oldmeldrum}}
|-
|[[Blackburn, Aberdeenshire|Blackburn]]
|2,720
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Blackburn (Aberdeenshire)}}
|-
|[[Newtonhill]]
|3,080
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Newtonhill}}
|-
|[[Aboyne]]
|2,440
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Aboyne}}
|-
|[[Mintlaw]]
|2,610
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Mintlaw}}
|-
|}