▁mountains , ▁and ▁surrounding ▁hills . ▁Al ready ▁the ▁largest ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁expanded ▁into ▁Per th ▁and ▁Kin ross . ▁ ▁R ough ly ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁res ide ▁within ▁the ▁ 4 , 5 2 8 ▁square ▁kilomet re ▁National ▁park . ▁The ▁largest ▁communities ▁are ▁A vi em ore , ▁Ball ater , ▁Bra em ar , ▁Grant own - on - Spe y , ▁King uss ie , ▁Newton more , ▁and ▁Tom int oul . ▁Tour ism ▁makes ▁up ▁about ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ 1 . 9 ▁million ▁tour ism ▁vis its ▁were ▁recorded . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁visitors ▁are ▁domestic , ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁coming ▁from ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁per ▁cent ▁being ▁from ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁C air ng orm s ▁National ▁Park ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁council ▁areas ▁of ▁Aber de ens hire , ▁Mor ay , ▁High land , ▁Ang us ▁and ▁Per th ▁and ▁Kin ross . ▁The ▁mountain ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁C air ng orm s ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁park , ▁but ▁forms ▁only ▁one ▁part ▁of ▁it , ▁alongside ▁other ▁hill ▁ranges ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ang us ▁Gl ens ▁and ▁the ▁Mon ad h li ath , ▁and ▁lower ▁areas ▁like ▁Str