This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by area .
Rank District Area (kmē) Type 1 Highland 25,659 Unitary authority 2 Argyll and Bute 6,909 Unitary authority 3 Dumfries and Galloway 6,426 Unitary authority 4 Aberdeenshire 6,313 Unitary authority 5 Perth and Kinross 5,286 Unitary authority 6 Scottish Borders 4,732 Unitary authority 7 Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) 3,071 Unitary authority 8 Moray 2,238 Unitary authority 9 Stirling (district) 2,187 Unitary authority 10 Angus 2,182 Unitary authority 11 South Lanarkshire 1,772 Unitary authority 12 Shetland Islands 1,466 Unitary authority 13 South Ayrshire 1,222 Unitary authority 14 Fife 1,325 Unitary authority 15 East Ayrshire 1,262 Unitary authority 16 Orkney Islands 990 Unitary authority 17 North Ayrshire 885 Unitary authority 18 East Lothian 679 Unitary authority 19 North Lanarkshire 470 Unitary authority 20 West Lothian 427 Unitary authority 21 Midlothian 354 Unitary authority 22 Falkirk (district) 297 Unitary authority 23 City of Edinburgh 264 Unitary authority 24 Renfrewshire 261 Unitary authority 25 City of Aberdeen 186 Unitary authority 26= City of Glasgow 175 Unitary authority 26= East Dunbartonshire 175 Unitary authority 28 East Renfrewshire 174 Unitary authority 29 Inverclyde 160 Unitary authority 30= Clackmannanshire 159 Unitary authority 30= West Dunbartonshire 159 Unitary authority 32 City of Dundee 60 Unitary authority
See also: List of Scottish districts by population , List of English districts by area , List of Welsh principal areas by area