Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay. With an area of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, and also just 196 residents recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is much more sparsely booming than Islay, and is just one of the least densely booming islands of Scotland: in a listing of the islands of Scotland placed by size, Jura comes eighth, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura becomes part of the council area of Argyll and also Bute. The island is hilly, bare and also infertile, covered largely by substantial locations of blanket bog. The main negotiation is the eastern coastline village of Craighouse, which is its capital. Craighouse is house to the Jura distillery, generating Island of Jura single malt whisky. The village is additionally house to the island's only hotel, shop as well as church. Various other negotiations consist of Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck as well as Tarbert. In between Jura's northern idea as well as the island of Scarba lies the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes flow dangerous at certain states of the trend. The southerly part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is designated a national scenic location (NSA), among 40 such locations in Scotland, which are specified so regarding recognize locations of exceptional scenery and guarantee their protection from inappropriate growth. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in total amount, including 21,072 ha of land, with an additional 9245 ha being marine (i.e. below low tide).