Oban is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council location of Scotland. Regardless of its little dimension, it is the biggest community in between Helensburgh as well as Ft William. Throughout the traveler period, the town can play host to as much as 25,000 people. Oban inhabits a setup in the Firth of Lorn. The bay is a near perfect horseshoe, secured by the island of Kerrera; as well as past Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north is the lengthy reduced island of Lismore and the mountains of Morvern and also Ardgour. Laurinburg, North Carolina (United States) ended up being a sister city to Oban in 1993. The preliminary arrangement was between Scotland Region, North Carolina, and Argyll & Bute Area Council. Following reorganisation in 1995, the arrangement was verified by Argyll & Bute Council in 1997. In 1997 Oban was also twinned with Gorey, Region Wexford, in Ireland. Additionally twinned with Sarajevo. The neighborhood society is Gaelic. In 2011, 8.2% of the town's population over age 3 might speak Gaelic as well as 11.3% had some facility in the language. [10] Oban is thought about the home of the Royal National Mòd, because it was first held there in 1892, with ten rivals on a Saturday mid-day. The community hosted the centenary Mod in 1992 (the year it ended up being Royal) and also in 2003 the 100th Mod, both occasions bring in thousands of competitors as well as site visitors (the 100th Mod was behind the centenary since it was not held in the war years). The Mod is kept in Oban approximately every 6-- 8 years, and has last been held in October 2015.