Perth and Kinross

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Unitary authority in central Scotland, created in 1996 from the district bearing the same name in Tayside region.

Area
5,388 sq km/2,080 sq mi

Towns
Blairgowrie, Crieff, Kinross, Perth (administrative headquarters), Pitlochry, Aberfeldy

Physical
the geological fault that gives the distinctive character to lowland and highland Scotland passes southwest–northeast through the area. The population is largely centred in the lowlands, along wide fertile valleys such as Strathearn, and the Carse of Gowrie. To the north and west are the Grampians intersected by narrow glens with lochs in their valley floors. Among the highest elevations in the Grampians are Ben Lawers (1,214 m/3,984 ft) and Schiehallion (1,083 m/3,554 ft); in the south are the lower Ochil and Sidlaw Hills

Features
Highland Games at Pitlochry; Dunkeld Cathedral; Scone Palace; Glenshee Ski Development

Industries
woollen manufacture, whisky distilling and blending

Agriculture
highly productive and varied agricultural area with soft fruit (Carse of Gowrie), arable crops (to the south), livestock, salmon fisheries (to the north)

Population
(2001) 134,950

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