Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay. With a location of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, and just 196 citizens recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is a lot more sparsely populated than Islay, and is among the least densely populated islands of Scotland: in a list of the islands of Scotland rated by dimension, Jura comes 8th, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura is part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. The island is hilly, bare as well as infertile, covered largely by vast areas of blanket bog. The primary settlement is the eastern coast town of Craighouse, which is its resources. Craighouse is home to the Jura distillery, producing Isle of Jura single malt whisky. The town is also residence to the island's only hotel, store as well as church. Other negotiations include Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck and also Tarbert. In between Jura's north tip as well as the island of Scarba lies the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes flow harmful at specific states of the trend. The southern part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is marked a nationwide scenic location (NSA), among 40 such areas in Scotland, which are specified so as to recognize locations of phenomenal scenery as well as guarantee their security from inappropriate advancement. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in overall, including 21,072 ha of land, with an additional 9245 ha being aquatic (i.e. listed below low tide).