Perth and Kinross
| Perth and Kinross Pairth an Kinross Peairt agus Ceann Rois | ||
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| Admin HQ | Perth | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Perth & Kinross Council | |
| • Control | TBA (council NOC) | |
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| • MSPs | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,041 sq mi (5,286 km2) | |
| Area rank | Ranked 5th | |
| Population (2010 est.) | ||
| • Total | 147,000 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 13th | |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (28/km2) | |
| ONS code | 00RB | |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-PKN | |
| Website | http://www.pkc.gov.uk/ | |
Perth and Kinross (Scots: Pairth an Kinross, Scottish Gaelic: Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and the Stirling council areas. Perth is the administrative centre. It corresponds broadly, but not exactly, with the former counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire.
Perthshire and Kinross-shire had a joint county council from 1929 until 1975. The area was created a single district in 1975, in the Tayside region, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and then reconstituted as a unitary authority (with a minor boundary adjustment) in 1996, by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
City
Towns and villages
- Abbots Deuglie
- Abernethy
- Aberfeldy
- Acharn
- Airntully
- Almondbank
- Alyth
- Amulree
- Auchlyne
- Auchterarder
- Balado
- Balbeggie
- Ballinluig
- Bankfoot
- Birnam
- Blackford
- Blair Atholl
- Blairgowrie
- Blairingone
- Bridge of Balgie
- Bridge of Cally
- Bridge of Earn
- Bridge of Tilt
- Burrelton
- Campmuir
- Clunie
- Comrie
- Coupar Angus
- Crieff
- Dull
- Dunkeld
- Dunning
- Errol
- Fearnan
- Finegand
- Forgandenny
- Forteviot
- Fortingall
- Glencarse
- Glenfarg
- Glenshee
- Grandtully
- Inchture
- Invergowrie
- Kenmore
- Killiecrankie
- Kingoodie
- Kinloch Rannoch
- Kinross
- Kinrossie
- Kirkmichael
- Lawers
- Leetown
- Logierait
- Longforgan
- Luncarty
- Madderty
- Meigle
- Meikleour
- Methven
- Milnathort
- Moneydie
- Muthill
- Pitcairngreen
- Pitlochry
- Rattray
- Redgorton
- Scone
- Scotlandwell
- Spittal of Glenshee
- Stanley
- St Fillans
- St Madoes
- Trinafour
- Waterloo
- Weem
Places of interest
- Arndean House
- Ashintully Castle
- Atholl Country Life Museum
- Ben Lawers
- Blackhall Roman Camps
- Blair Atholl Mill
- Blair Castle
- Cateran Trail
- Cairngorms National Park
- Castle Menzies
- Clan Donnachaidh Centre
- Cluny House Gardens
- Dirnanean House
- Drummond Castle
- Edradour Distillery
- Forest of Atholl
- Fortingall Yew
- Glen Lyon
- Grampian Mountains
- Kindrogan House
- Loch Earn
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Loch Rannoch
- Loch Tay
- Melville Monument
- Portmoak
- Rannoch Moor
- Strathearn
- Whitefield Castle
Council political composition
| Party | Councillors | |
| Scottish National Party | 18 | |
| Conservative | 10 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | |
| Labour | 4 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
On the 18th September 2014, Perth and Kinross like most council areas, voted "No" in the Scottish Independence Referendum at 60% with a 86.9% turnout rate.[1]
References
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Perth and Kinross. |
- Perth and Kinross Council
- "Scottish Local Government areas and history". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02.
- The Perthshire Diary - 365 history stories
- Perth City
- A Vision of Britain Through Time: A vision of Perth and Kinross
- Perth and Kinross at DMOZ
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