Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, beside and northeast of Islay. With an area of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, and also only 196 residents recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is far more sparsely inhabited than Islay, and is just one of the least densely inhabited islands of Scotland: in a checklist of the islands of Scotland placed by size, Jura comes 8th, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura becomes part of the council area of Argyll and also Bute. The island is mountainous, bare as well as infertile, covered mostly by vast locations of covering bog. The primary settlement is the east coastline town of Craighouse, which is its resources. Craighouse is home to the Jura distillery, producing Isle of Jura single malt whisky. The town is also house to the island's only hotel, shop and also church. Various other settlements include Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck and also Tarbert. Between Jura's northern pointer and also the island of Scarba exists the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes flow harmful at particular states of the trend. The southern part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is designated a nationwide scenic area (NSA), one of 40 such locations in Scotland, which are specified so regarding determine areas of phenomenal surroundings and ensure their protection from unacceptable advancement. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in overall, including 21,072 ha of land, with an additional 9245 ha being marine (i.e. listed below low tide).