The Orkney Islands forms one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. Orkney consists of about 200 small islands 16 kilometers north of Caithness in northern Scotland. The largest island in the group is known as "The Mainland"; about 20 are inhabited in total.
Orkney's administrative capital is Kirkwall on The Mainland, a small city (due to the Saint Magnus Cathedral) of about 7,000 inhabitants, with a large port. The only other sizeable town is Stromness at the western end of The Mainland, with a population of only about 2,000. The third largest settlement is St Margaret's Hope, on South Ronaldsay.
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