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Buchan is one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by the council in 1996, when the Aberdeenshire council area was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. The council area was formed by merging three districts of the Grampian Region, Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside. The committee area of Buchan was formed from part of the former district of Banff and Buchan.

Buchan is also a historic district and earldom, shown on maps as early as 1708. The Earldom of Mar and Buchan formed one of the seven original Scottish earldoms; later the Earl of Buchan became separated from Mar The district was eventually combined into the county of Aberdeenshire, along with Marr and later The Mearns.

The Buchan area has a population of 39,160 (2001 census) and an area of 547 km. It contains the town of Peterhead and is adjacent to the committee and administrative areas of Banff and Buchan and Formartine. RAF Buchan, a radar station, is in the area.

Peterhead is the largest town in Buchan and Aberdeenshire; the principal white fish landing port in Europe; and a major oil industry service centre. Equally important is the nearby gas terminal at St Fergus.

Attempts are being made to counter the negative effects of several recent key company closures and economic threats. Inland, the area is dependent upon agriculture, and many villages have seen a decline in population and services. Issues affecting Banff and Buchan also apply here, as does the future of the oil and gas industry. Part of Buchan benefits from EU aid coverage. Opportunities exist through the Buchan Local Action Plan to safeguard and enhance the economic future of Peterhead and Buchan.

The Formartine and Buchan Way runs through Buchan.

Buchan (disambiguation)

Buchan is an area within Aberdeenshire in Scotland

Buchan may also refer to:

  • Buchan (surname)

In or near Scotland:

  • Clan Buchan, Scotland
  • Earl of Buchan, originally the provincial ruler of the medieval province of Buchan
  • RAF Buchan, a Royal Air Force station near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire
  • Buchan Oil Field east of Aberdeen, Scotland
  • The Buchan School on the Isle of Man

In Victoria, Australia:

  • Buchan, Victoria, a town in Australia
  • Buchan Caves, a group of caves that include Royal Cave and Fairy Cave, located in Buchan, Victoria
Buchan (surname)

Buchan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alastair Buchan (born 1955), British neurologist and researcher in stroke medicine
  • Alexander Buchan (disambiguation)
  • Alfred L. Buchan (1847-1905), American physician and politician
  • Andrew Buchan (born 1979), English stage and television actor
  • Angus Buchan (born 1947), Scottish-Zambian farmer, now an evangelist and writer in South Africa
  • Bryan Buchan (born 1945), Scottish-born Canadian author
  • Charlie Buchan (1891–1960), English football player and writer
  • David Buchan (1780–1838), Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer
  • Elizabeth Buchan (born 1948), British writer
  • Elspeth Buchan (1738–1791), founder of a Scottish religious sect
  • James Buchan (footballer) (1881–unknown), Scottish football player
  • James Buchan (born 1954), Scottish novelist and journalist
  • Janey Buchan (1926–2012), Scottish politician
  • John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), Scottish novelist, politician, Governor General of Canada
  • John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir (1911–1996), Scottish colonial administrator and soldier
  • Martin Buchan (born 1949), Scottish former footballer
  • Norman Buchan (1922–1990), Scottish politician
  • Perdita Buchan (born 1940), Anglo-American author
  • Peter Buchan (1790–1854), Scottish editor, publisher and collector of ballads and folktales
  • Susan Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir (1882–1977) British author of novels, children's books and biographies
  • Tom Buchan (1889–1952), English football player
  • Wattie Buchan (born 1956), Scottish punk rock musician
  • William Buchan (disambiguation)