Perth, Scotland
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Coordinates: 56°23′49″N 3°26′14″W / 56.396911°N 3.437262°W
| Perth | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Peairt | |
| Scots: Pairth | |
| St John's Toun (old name) The Fair City (nickname) |
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 Perth city centre, October 2009 |
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 Perth
Perth shown within Perth and Kinross |
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| Population | 44,820 |
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| OS grid reference | NO115235 |
| Council area | Perth and Kinross |
| Lieutenancy area | Perth and Kinross |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PERTH |
| Postcode district | PH1-PH3; PH14 |
| Dialling code | 01738 |
| Police | Tayside |
| Fire | Tayside |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ochil and South Perthshire |
| Perth and North Perthshire | |
| Scottish Parliament | Perthshire North |
| Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | |
| Mid Scotland and Fife | |
Perth (Scottish Gaelic: Peairt) is the main part of the Perth and Kinross council area in Scotland, with around 43,450[1] people living there. The town was a large burgh before 1975.
The name Perth has been used for a number of other towns and cities across the world. The best known one of them is the city of Perth in Western Australia, named by Sir George Murrey, who was the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. He was born in Perth. Perth is named by some people as The Fair City[2], though the city status in the United Kingdom says that Perth is no longer a city. This means that Perth is only one of three places in the country to have changed from a city to a town.
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