Perth, Scotland

Perth (Scottish Gaelic: Peairt) is a city and the main part of the Perth and Kinross council area in Scotland, with around 43,450 people living there. The town was a large burgh before 1975.

Perth Scottish Gaelic: Peairt Scots: Pairth St John's Toun (old name) The Fair City (nickname)
Perth city centre, October 2009
Population	44,820
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	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
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

For other places named Perth, see Perth (disambiguation).

Perth is named by some people as The Fair City, though the city status in the United Kingdom said that Perth was no longer a city, until 2012 when, along 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., which plays in the Scottish Premiership, as the Scottish Premier League had its name changed in 2013.

Other websites

• Perth City
• Perth History
• Perth and Kinross Council
• Perthshire Tourist Board