Perth
city in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Summary
Perth is a city[1]. Perth ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,724 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Perth and Kinross[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Tay[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Aschaffenburg[6], Bydgoszcz[7], Haikou[8], Pskov[9], Cognac[10], Perth[11], City of Perth[12]
- Postal code: PH1-PH3[13], PH14[14]
- Commons category: Perth, Scotland[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[16]
- Local dialing code: 01738[17]
- OS grid reference: NO115235[18]
- Official website: https://www.perthcityandtowns.co.uk/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Perth, Scotland[20]
- Population: 43,450[21], 47,430[22]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Capital of: Perth and Kinross[27]
- Official name: Perth[28], Peairt[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Perth, Scotland[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Perth, Scotland[31]
- Native label: Perth[32], Peairt[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Perth, Scotland[34]
- Different from: Perth railway station[35]
- History of topic: history of Perth[36]
- Historic county: Perthshire[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Perth include Perth[38], a city[39], in Australia[40], founded in 1829[41] and Perth railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44].
Why It Matters
Perth has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Perth is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Perth include Perth[38], a city[39], in Australia[40], founded in 1829[41] and Perth railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44].