Perth, Scotland

Perth () is a city and the main part of the Perth and Kinross council area in Scotland, with around 43,450"Population of Perth, 2001 census". scrol.co.uk.  . Retrieved on 2009-03-16. people living there. The town was a large burgh before 1975.

Perth is named by some people as The Fair City,Graham-Campbell Perth: The Fair City 1994, p.1 Its status in the United Kingdom was not a city a city until 2012. Then, with Chelmsford (in Essex, England) and St Asaph (in north Wales), it was given city status to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne.
Scotland's other six cities are Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Stirling and Inverness.

Perth also has its own football team, St. Johnstone F.C.. This plays in the Scottish Premiership.

 Notes 

 Other websites 

 Perth City
 Perth History 
 Perth and Kinross Council
 Perthshire Tourist Board


Category:Port cities and towns of the North Sea
Category:Port cities and towns of Scotland