Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, beside as well as northeast of Islay. With a location of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, and also just 196 inhabitants recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is a lot more sparsely inhabited than Islay, as well as is one of the least densely populated islands of Scotland: in a listing of the islands of Scotland placed by dimension, Jura comes eighth, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura becomes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. The island is hilly, bare as well as sterile, covered largely by huge locations of blanket bog. The main negotiation is the east coast town of Craighouse, which is its resources. Craighouse is home to the Jura distillery, producing Isle of Jura single malt whisky. The village is likewise house to the island's only hotel, store and also church. Various other settlements consist of Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck as well as Tarbert. Between Jura's northern idea as well as the island of Scarba lies the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes passage harmful at specific states of the tide. The southerly part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is designated a nationwide picturesque location (NSA), among 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to determine locations of extraordinary scenery and also ensure their security from unacceptable development. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in total, containing 21,072 ha of land, with a further 9245 ha being aquatic (i.e. listed below low tide).