Balivanich

Benbecula is an island in the of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Uist and Barra Hospital and Benbecula Airport.

Hospital
Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh is a community hospital in which provides services on the of , and in the Western Isles of . It is managed by NHS Western Isles.

Aerodrome
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is located on the island of in the , off the West Coast of . It is a small rural owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nunton and Uachdar.

Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.

Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the Island of . is within the parish of . The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. is situated 2 miles east of Balivanich.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.

Balivanich

Latitude
57.47401° or 57° 28′ 26″ north
Longitude
-7.38492° or 7° 23′ 6″ west
Population
532
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C9JFJF8+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3860692955
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
9883821
Wiki­data ID
Q805000
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Balivanich” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Balivanich”
  • Catalan: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Catalan: “Balivanich”
  • Chinese: “巴利瓦尼希”
  • Chinese: “巴利瓦尼科”
  • Dutch: “Balivanich”
  • French: “Balivanich”
  • Galician: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Galician: “Baile a’ Mhanaich”
  • German: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • German: “Balivanich”
  • Irish: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Irish: “Baile a’ Mhanaich”
  • Japanese: “バリヴァニック”
  • Manx: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Manx: “Baile a’ Mhanaich”
  • Persian: “بالیاوانیچ”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile a’ Mhanaich”
  • Spanish: “Balivanich”
  • Swedish: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Swedish: “Baile a’ Mhanaich”
  • Welsh: “Baile a‘ Mhanaich”
  • Welsh: “Baile a’ Mhanaich”
  • Welsh: “Balivanich”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hebridean Housing Partnership and Balivanich Post Office.

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