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Overview
Banff and Buchan is located in North Aberdeenshire and is home to 35,476 people. Key towns include Fraserburgh (12, 116), Banff (3,894) and Macduff (3,808), while some of the smaller villages include Portsoy (1,735), Cairnbulg/Inverallochy (1,378), Rosehearty (1,194), Aberchirder (1,149), Whitehills (1,012) and Sandhaven (809).
Statistical Profiles
Health
Health Statistics for Banff and Buchan.
Venues
Venues for training events and meetings in North Aberdeenshire.
Economy
The ports in Fraserburgh and Macduff account for more than 1 in 7 of Scotland's fish landings and it is no surprise that the main employers in Banff and Buchan are either fishing or agriculture related (Young's Blue Crest Seafoods Ltd, Gray and Adams Ltd, Macrae Food Group Ltd, International Fish Canners Ltd and Grampian Country Chickens Ltd). Banff and Buchan is more self contained than other areas within Aberdeenshire and this is reflected by the presence of other major employers in Banff and Buchan College, Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian.
Tourism
The area's most notable feature is its dramatic coastline that is complemented further inland by farms and smaller settlements. Attractions such as Duff House Gallery in Banff and the Macduff Marine Aquarium also help to draw in tourists, but the economy remains tied to both fishing and agriculture.
In response to local demand please see the following links for information relating to: -
Farmers' Markets in Banff and across Aberdeenshire
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/support/agriculture/markets/index.asp
and to the Farmers' Markets - Producers Directory -
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/support/producers.asp
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