Fife
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Geography | |
Area - Total - % Water |
Ranked 13th 1,325 km² ? % |
Admin HQ | Glenrothes |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-FIF |
ONS code | 00QR |
Demographics | |
Population - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density |
Ranked 3rd 349,429 264 / km² |
Politics | |
Fife |
Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a unitary cooncil area o Scotland atween the Firth o Tay an the Firth o Forth. It wis ane o the Pictish kinricks an is aye kent as the Kinrick o Fife. It is a tradeetional coonty o Scotland, an a Lieutenancy Area tae.
Aften kent as 'The Kingdom o Fife', Fife maistlike taks its name frae Fib or Fif, a 7t centurie Pictish king. Fib wis ane o the seivin sons o Cruithne, a warrior king that ruled ower a wide area o auncient Scotland.
Frae 1975 to 1996 Fife wis sindert in tae three destricts - Dunfermline, Kirkcaudy an North-East Fife. Sin 1996 the wark o thae destrict cooncils haes been cairit oot bi Fife Cooncil.