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 | SNP minority (council NOC) | |
| • MPs | ||
| • 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 Stirling council areas. Perth is the administrative centre. The council boundaries correspond broadly, but not exactly, with the former counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire.
Perthshire and Kinross-shire shared a joint county council from 1929 until 1975. The area formed a single local government district in 1975 within the Tayside region under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and was 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 18 September 2014, Perth and Kinross, like most council areas, voted "No" in the Scottish Independence Referendum at 60.2% with an 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