Fife

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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.