Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross Pairth an Kinross Peairt agus Ceann Rois
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Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Admin HQ	Perth
Government
• Body	Perth & Kinross Council
• Control	SNP minority (council NOC)
• MPs	John Nicolson Peter Wishart
• MSPs	Jim Fairlie John Swinney
Area
• Total	2,041 sq mi (5,286 km2)
• Rank	Ranked 5th
Population  (2022)
• Total	151,120
• Rank	Ranked 12th
• Density	74/sq mi (29/km2)
ONS code	S12000048
ISO 3166 code	GB-PKN
Website	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 is bordered by Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Dundee, and Fife to the east, Clackmannanshire to the south, and Stirling and Argyll and Bute to the west. Perth is the administrative centre.

The council area corresponds to the historic shire of Kinross-shire and the north-eastern part of Perthshire; the remainder of Perthshire is now part of Stirling. Perthshire and Kinross-shire shared a county council from 1929 until 1975, and from 1975 to 1996 Perth and Kinross was a local government district within the Tayside region. In 1996 the district was reconstituted as a unitary authority area, with a minor boundary adjustment.

Geographically the area is split by the Highland Boundary Fault into a more mountainous northern part and a flatter southern part. The northern area is a popular tourist spot, while agriculture makes an important contribution to the southern part of the area.

The area is run by Perth and Kinross Council, and is represented by members of the Scottish National Party within both the Scottish Parliament and the Parliament of the United Kingdom.