Moray

Moray Moireibh (Scottish Gaelic) Moray (Scots)
Council area
Coat of arms
Moray shown within Scotland
Coordinates: 57°25′N 3°15′W / 57.417°N 3.250°W / 57.417; -3.250
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Moray Banffshire (part)
Unitary authority	1 April 1996
Administrative HQ	Elgin
Government [1]
• Type	Council
• Body	Moray Council
• Control	No overall control
• MPs	2 MPs Graham Leadbitter (SNP) Seamus Logan (SNP)
• MSPs	2 MSPs Richard Lochhead (SNP) Karen Adam (SNP)
Area [2]
• Total	864 sq mi (2,238 km2)
• Rank	8th
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	94,280
• Rank	24th
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	GB-MRY
GSS code	S12000020
Website	moray.gov.uk

Moray (/ˈmʌri/ listen^ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Its council is based in Elgin, the area's largest town. The main towns are generally in the north of the area on the coastal plain. The south of the area is more sparsely populated and mountainous, including part of the Cairngorms National Park.

The council area is named after the historic county of Moray (called Elginshire prior to 1919), which was in turn named after the medieval Province of Moray, each of which covered different areas to the modern council area. The modern area of Moray was created in 1975 as a lower-tier district within the Grampian Region. The Moray district became a single-tier council area in 1996.