Perth
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- Perth, ScotlandPerth, ScotlandPerth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, the administrative centre of the Perth and Kinross council area (and from which all uses ultimately derive) - Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, the capital of Western Australia
Perth may also refer to:
Places
- Perth (suburb), Western Australia, the city's central business district
- Perth, TasmaniaPerth, TasmaniaPerth is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 20 km south of Launceston, on the Midland Highway. The town has a population of 1,984 and is averaging a 1% increase per year . Perth is part of the Northern Midlands Council. Federal Lyons MHR Dick Adams also has an office...
, Australia - Perth, OntarioPerth, OntarioPerth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...
, Canada - Perth, IndianaPerth, IndianaPerth is an unincorporated town in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Perth is located at ....
, United States - Perth Amboy, New JerseyPerth Amboy, New JerseyPerth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
, United States - Perth, New YorkPerth, New YorkPerth is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 3,638 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Perth, Scotland.The Town of Perth is in the eastern part of the county, north of Amsterdam, New York.- History :...
, United States - Perth, North DakotaPerth, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 13 people, 4 households, and 2 families residing in the city. The population density was 98.6 people per square mile . There were 6 housing units at an average density of 45.5 per square mile...
, United States - Perth Township, Walsh County, North Dakota
Political divisions
- In Scotland:
- Parliamentary constituencies:
- Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)Perth Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1832, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament - Boundaries :The constituency covered five burghs:...
(1708 to 1832) - Perth (UK Parliament constituency)Perth (UK Parliament constituency)Perth was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918, 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005. From 1832 to 1918 it was a burgh constituency. From 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005, it was a county constituency...
(1832 to 1950 and 1997 to 2005) - Perth and Kinross (UK Parliament constituency)Perth and Kinross (UK Parliament constituency)Perth and Kinross was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
(1983 to 1997) - Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency)Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency)Perth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
(1999 to present)
- Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
- Local administration:
- County of Perth, or 'Perthshire', a registration county, and formerly a local government county (1890 to 1975)
- Perth and KinrossPerth and KinrossPerth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
, unitary council area (1996 to present) and former district of the Tayside region (1975 to 1996)
- Parliamentary constituencies:
- In Australia:
- City of PerthCity of PerthThe City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth Metropolitan Area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government body is commonly known as Perth City Council. The city covers the Perth central business district and surrounding suburbs...
, a Local Government Area of Western Australia - Division of PerthDivision of PerthThe Division of Perth is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is named after Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, where the Division is located...
, a seat in the Australian House of Representatives - Electoral district of PerthElectoral district of PerthThe Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...
, a seat in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- City of Perth
Geographical features
- Perth BasinPerth basinThe Perth Basin is a thick sedimentary basin in Western Australia. It lies beneath the Swan Coastal Plain west of the Darling Scarp, representing the western limit of the much older Yilgarn Craton, and extends further west offshore...
, sedimentary basin in Western Australia - Perth RiverPerth RiverThe Perth River is a river located in the Southern Alps in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Its source is in terrace icefields north of the Rangitata Divide and is joined by multiple tributaries, including a creek from Abel Lake. It features a number of rapids and passes...
, New Zealand
People
- Duke of Perth, a title in the Jacobite Peerage, given in 1701 to James Drummond, 7th Lord Drummond
- Earl of PerthEarl of PerthThe title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
, Scottish peerage created in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond
Military
- Blackburn PerthBlackburn Perth-External links:** Popular Science, January 1934* Popular Mechanics, March 1931...
, British long-range military flying boat, first flown in 1934 - HMAS PerthHMAS PerthThree ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Perth after Perth, the capital city of Western Australia., a modified Leander-class light cruiser. Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Amphion in 1936, she was sold to the RAN three years later...
, three ships of the Royal Australian Navy - Perth class destroyerPerth class destroyerThe Perth class destroyers were three modified Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy . Ordered from Defoe Shipbuilding Company during 1962 and 1963, HMA Ships , , and were the first guided missiled-armed warships, and the first naval ships of United...
, a class of warship used by the Royal Australian Navy - The Perth RegimentThe Perth RegimentThe Perth Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Originally founded in 1866 as the 28th Perth Battalion of Infantry the regiment went through several name changes including: 1900 - 28th Perth Regiment; 1920 - The Perth Regiment; 1936 - The Perth Regiment ; 1941 - The Perth Regiment...
, former regiment of the Canadian Army
See also
- 3953 Perth3953 Perth3953 Perth is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 6, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff .- External links :*...
, asteroid - Declaration of PerthDeclaration of PerthThe Declaration of Perth was a statement made by British Conservative Party leader Edward Heath at the party conference in Perth, Scotland in 1968, which committed the party to supporting some form of Scottish devolution.- Background :...
, 1968 - The Fair Maid of PerthThe Fair Maid of PerthThe Fair Maid of Perth is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. Inspired by the strange story of the Battle of the North Inch, it is set in Perth and other parts of Scotland around 1400....
, a novel by Sir Walter Scott - Treaty of PerthTreaty of PerthThe Treaty of Perth, 1266, ended military conflict between Norway, under King Magnus VI of Norway, and Scotland, under King Alexander III, over the sovereignty of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man....
, 1266 - MV PerthMV PerthMV Perth is the oldest wooden boat in Western Australia. Currently owned by Perth Boat School she is presently being completely renovated as a community project, assisted by a number of voluntary organisations and companies....
, the oldest surviving wooden boat in Western Australia