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==Settlements== {{Location map+|Scotland Fife |caption={{left|The largest settlements in Fife}} |float=right |width=500 |places = {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.07192|lon_deg=-3.43930|position=left|label='''[[Dunfermline]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.11073|lon_deg=-3.16737|label='''[[Kirkcaldy]]''' |label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.19800|lon_deg=-3.17800|position=bottom|label='''[[Glenrothes]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.34040|lon_deg=-2.79550|position=right|label='''[[St Andrews]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.03388|lon_deg=-3.43226|position=left|label='''[[Rosyth]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.11000|lon_deg=-3.35000|position=left|label='''[[Cowdenbeath]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.18440|lon_deg=-3.02230|position=right|label='''[[Methil]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.04295|lon_deg=-3.36755|position=right|label='''[[Dalgety Bay]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.19500|lon_deg=-2.99416|label='''[[Leven, Fife|Leven]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.32000|lon_deg=-3.01000|label='''[[Cupar]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.12816|lon_deg=-3.31109|position=right|label='''[[Lochgelly|{{break}}Lochg.]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|56.133|-3.380|}}|position=left|label='''[[Kelty]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.06000|lon_deg=-3.23100|label='''[[Burntisland]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.15|lon_deg=-3.333333|position=top|label='''[[Ballingry]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.13300|lon_deg=-3.25000|position=right|label='''[[Cardenden|{{nowrap|Cardenden}}]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.03180|lon_deg=-3.39713|position=right|label='''[[Inverkeithing]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.20000|lon_deg=-3.05000|position=top|label='''[[Kennoway]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.44017|lon_deg=-2.94103|position=left|label='''[[Newport-on-Tay]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.17760|lon_deg=-3.03030|position=bottom|label='''[[Buckhaven]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.22344|lon_deg=-2.70274|position=right|label='''[[Anstruther]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.44670|lon_deg=-2.87960|position=right|label='''[[Tayport]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.38140|lon_deg=-2.88350|position=right|label='''[[Leuchars]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.20204|lon_deg=-3.21145|position=left|label='''[[Leslie, Fife|Leslie]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.06900|lon_deg=-3.71900|position=top|label='''[[Kincardine, Fife|Kincardine]]'''|label_size=85}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|lat_deg=56.07000|lon_deg=-3.17000|label='''[[Kinghorn]]'''|label_size=85}} <!-- Bordering council areas --> {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|56.3|-3.45|}}|position=left|label=''[[Perth and Kinross#Settlements|Perth and Kinross]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|56.478|-2.90|}}|position=left|label=''[[Dundee City (council area)|Dundee]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|55.96|-2.98|}}|position=right|label=''[[East Lothian#Settlements|East<br>Lothian]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|55.963|-3.34|}}|position=right|label=''[[City of Edinburgh (council area)#Settlements|City of Edinburgh]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|55.958|-3.62|}}|position=right|label=''[[West Lothian#Settlements|West<br>Lothian]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|55.97|-3.79|}}|position=right|label=''[[Falkirk (council area)#Settlements|Falkirk]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland Fife|coordinates = {{coord|56.135|-3.79|}}|position=right|label=''[[Clackmannanshire#Settlements|Clack.]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} }} [[Cupar]] took over as [[county town]] from [[Crail]] in the early 13th century. [[Glenrothes]] is now the administrative centre, after the decision to locate the headquarters of the newly established Fife Regional Council there in 1975. Fife's three major towns are [[Kirkcaldy]], [[Dunfermline]] (awarded [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in 2022) and Glenrothes. According to the 2012 estimate, Dunfermline is the largest settlement by population,<ref>{{cite web|title=Mid 2012 population estimates of settlements |url=http://gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/population-estimates/special-area/mid-2012-settlement/2012-pop-est-sett-local-main-tab3a.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027175925/http://gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/population-estimates/special-area/mid-2012-settlement/2012-pop-est-sett-local-main-tab3a.pdf |archive-date=27 October 2014 }}</ref> followed by [[Kirkcaldy]] then Glenrothes. The next most sizeable towns by population are [[St Andrews]], [[Cowdenbeath]], [[Rosyth]], [[Methil]] and [[Dalgety Bay]]. Largest settlements by population: {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Settlement !Population ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref> |- |[[Dunfermline]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Dunfermline}} |- |[[Kirkcaldy]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kirkcaldy and Dysart}} |- |[[Glenrothes]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Glenrothes}} |- |[[St Andrews]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=St Andrews}} |- |[[Rosyth]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Rosyth}} |- |[[Cowdenbeath]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans}} |- |[[Methil]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Methil}} |- |[[Dalgety Bay]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Dalgety Bay and Hillend}} |- |[[Leven, Fife|Leven]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Leven}} |- |[[Cupar]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Cupar}} |- |[[Lochgelly]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Lochgelly}} |- |[[Kelty]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kelty}}{{efn|Part of [[Kelty]] is located in [[Perth and Kinross]].}} |- |[[Burntisland]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Burntisland}} |- |[[Ballingry]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Ballingry, Lochore and Crosshill}} |- |[[Cardenden]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Cardenden and Auchterderran}} |- |[[Inverkeithing]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Inverkeithing}} |- |[[Kennoway]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kennoway}} |- |[[Newport-on-Tay]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Newport-on-Tay and Wormit}} |- |[[Buckhaven]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Buckhaven}} |- ||[[Anstruther]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Anstruther}} |- |[[Tayport]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Tayport}} |- |[[Leuchars]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Leuchars}} |- |[[Leslie, Fife|Leslie]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Leslie}} |- |[[Kincardine, Fife|Kincardine]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kincardine}} |- |[[Kinghorn]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kinghorn}} |} {{notelist}} ===Historic parishes=== The county was formerly divided into parishes, often but not always based on a town or village: {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Abbotshall]] * [[Abdie]] * [[Aberdour]] * [[Anstruther Easter]] * [[Anstruther Wester]] * [[Arngask]] (to [[Perthshire]] in 1891) * [[Auchterderran]] * [[Auchtermuchty]] * [[Auchtertool]] * [[Ballingry]] * [[Balmerino]] * [[Beath]] * [[Buckhaven]] * [[Burntisland]] * [[Cameron, Fife|Cameron]] * [[Carnbee, Scotland|Carnbee]] * [[Carnock]] * [[Cellardyke]] * [[Ceres, Fife|Ceres]] * [[Collessie]] * [[Cowdenbeath]] * [[Crail]] * [[Creich, Fife|Creich]] * [[Crossgates, Fife|Crossgates]] * [[Culross]] (to Fife from Perthshire, 1891) * [[Cults, Fife|Cults]] * [[Cupar]] * [[Dairsie]] * [[Dalgety Bay|Dalgety]] * [[Dunbog]] * [[Dunfermline]] * [[Dunino]] * [[Dysart, Fife|Dysart]] * [[Elie and Earlsferry|Elie]] * [[Falkland, Fife|Falkland]] * [[Tayport|Ferry Port on Craig]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/parish/?id=38|title=Fife Place-name Data :: Parish: Ferry-Port-on-Craig|website=fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk}}</ref> * [[Flisk]] * [[Forgan (Fife)|Forgan]] * [[Freuchie]] * [[Glenrothes]] * [[Inverkeithing]] * [[Kelty]] * [[Kemback]] * [[Kennoway]] * [[Kilconquhar]] * [[Kilmany]] * [[Kilrenny]] * [[Kinghorn]] * [[Kinglassie]] * [[Kingsbarns]] * [[Kingskettle]] * [[Kirkcaldy]] * [[Ladybank]] * [[Largo, Fife|Largo]] * [[Leslie, Fife|Leslie]] * [[Leuchars]] * [[Leven, Fife|Leven]] * [[Lochgelly]] * [[Logie, Fife|Logie]] * [[Lumphinnans]] * [[Markinch]] * [[Methil]] * [[Monimail]] * [[Moonzie]] * [[Newburgh, Fife|Newburgh]] * [[Newburn, Fife|Newburn]] * [[Pitlessie]] * [[Pittenweem]] * [[Rosyth]] * [[Saline, Fife|Saline]] * [[Scoonie]] * [[St Andrews|St Andrews & St Leonards]] * [[St Monance]] (and Abercrombie) * [[Strathmiglo]] * [[Thornton, Fife|Thornton]] * [[Torryburn]] * [[Wellwood, Fife|Wellwood]] * [[Wemyss, Fife|Wemyss]] * [[Wormit]] {{div col end}} {{Clear}} ===Communities=== Fife is divided into 105 [[list of community council areas in Scotland|community council areas]], 85 of which have [[community council]]s as at 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Community Councils |url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/politicians-and-committees/community-councils/asset-listings/community-councils |website=Fife Council |date=8 March 2021 |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>
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