Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, beside and northeast of Islay. With a location of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, and also only 196 citizens recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is far more sparsely booming than Islay, as well as is one of the least densely inhabited islands of Scotland: in a list of the islands of Scotland placed by dimension, Jura comes eighth, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura belongs to the council location of Argyll as well as Bute. The island is hilly, bare as well as infertile, covered mostly by huge locations of blanket bog. The primary settlement is the eastern coast village of Craighouse, which is its capital. Craighouse is home to the Jura distillery, producing Island of Jura solitary malt whisky. The town is also residence to the island's only hotel, store and church. Various other negotiations consist of Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck and Tarbert. In between Jura's north tip and the island of Scarba lies the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes passage dangerous at particular states of the trend. The southerly part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is marked a nationwide scenic location (NSA), one of 40 such locations in Scotland, which are defined so regarding recognize areas of exceptional scenery and also guarantee their security from improper advancement. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in total, including 21,072 ha of land, with a further 9245 ha being marine (i.e. below low tide).