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Argyll and Bute Council
Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd
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Location
Geography
AreaRanked 2nd
 - Total6,909 km²
 - % Water?
Admin HQLochgilphead
GB-AGB
ONS code00QD
Demographics
PopulationRanked 23rd
 - Total (2005)90,870
 - Density13 / km
Scottish Gaelic
 - Total ()
Politics
Argyll & Bute Council
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ControlIndependent/Scottish National Party
MPs
MSPs


Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy Area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.

Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council. Including islands, there are over 3,000 miles of coastline, and this is claimed to be more than for the whole of France.

The council area adjoins those of Highland, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire. Its border runs through Loch Lomond.

The present council area was created in 1996, when it was carved out of the Strathclyde region, which was a two-tier local government region of 19 districts, created in 1975. Argyll and Bute merged together the existing Argyll and Bute district and one ward of the Dumbarton district. The Dumbarton ward, called 'Helensburgh and Lomond', included the burgh of Helensburgh and consisted of an area to the west of Loch Lomond, north of the Firth of Clyde and mostly east of Loch Long.

The council area can be described also by reference to divisions of the counties which were abolished in 1975. The council area includes most of the county of Argyll (Argyll minus the Morvern area, north of Mull, which became become part of the Highland region in 1975), part of the county of Bute (the Isle of Bute) and part of the county of Dunbartonshire (the Helensburgh and Lomond ward).

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Council areas of Scotland
Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh Falkirk Fife Glasgow Highland Inverclyde Midlothian Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian
Argyll and Bute is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election, merging most of Argyll with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire.
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Argyll and Bute is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election.
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The geography of Scotland is highly varied, from rural lowlands to barren uplands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands. Located in north-west Europe, Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain[1]
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This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by area.

Rank Council area Area (km²)
1 Highland 25,659
2 Argyll and Bute 6,909
3 Dumfries and Galloway 6,426
4 Aberdeenshire 6,313
5 Perth and Kinross 5,286
6 Scottish Borders 4,732
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Orders of magnitude for area Conversion of units for area
1 E-30 m = 1 fm 1 E-24 
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Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to:
  • 1,000,000 m²
  • 100 ha (hectare)
Conversely:
  • 1 m² = 0.

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Lochgilphead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb) is a burgh in Scotland, with a population of around 3000 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute.
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The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data.

Authorities, wards, and census areas


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Birth rate: 10.7 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate: 11.0 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.4% (2005 est.
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This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2006 from the Office for National Statistics [1] .
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Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, humans in particular.

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independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. In countries with a two-party system, independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between the two parties, or may feel that neither of the two parties adequately represents their viewpoint.
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Scottish National Party
Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba

Leader Alex Salmond

Founded 1934
Headquarters 107 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NW

Political ideology Scottish independence, Social democracy
Political position
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Scotland

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Politics of Scotland

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Scottish Executive
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For other persons named Alan Reid, see Alan Reid (disambiguation).
Alan Reid (born 7 August 1954, Ayr) is a politician in Scotland. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute, and was first elected at the 2001 general election.
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This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA) elected to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 election.
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Jim Mather (b. March 6, 1947, Lochwinnoch) is a Scottish National Party politician, the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute .
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Scottish Gaelic}}} 
Official status
Official language of: Scotland
Regulated by: Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Language codes
ISO 639-1: gd
ISO 639-2: gla
ISO 639-3: gla

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig
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Scotland

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Scotland

Scottish Parliament
Scottish Executive
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The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former regions and
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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Lochgilphead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb) is a burgh in Scotland, with a population of around 3000 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute.
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coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. A coastline is properly a line on a map indicating the disposition of a coast, but the word is often used to refer to the coast itself.
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"


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Highland Council
Sgire Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd


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Location

Geography

Area Ranked 1st
 - Total 30,659 km²
 - % Water ?
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Perth and Kinross
Peairt agus Ceann Rois

Location

Geography

Area Ranked 5th
 - Total 5,286 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Perth
GB-PKN
ONS code 00RB
Demographics

Population Ranked 14th
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Stirling
Sruighlea


Logo Coat of arms
Location

Geography

Area Ranked 9th
 - Total 2,187 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Stirling
GB-STG
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West Dunbartonshire
Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar


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Location

Geography

Area Ranked 31st
 - Total 159 km²
 - % Water ?
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Coordinates Coordinates:
Lake type Ribbon lake

Basin countries Scotland
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Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic, meaning "valley of the River Clyde") is a historic subdivision of Scotland, and was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.
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