Grampian
Grampian region | |
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Inventory period | 1975-1996 |
surface | 8,736 km² |
Administrative headquarters | Aberdeen |
population | 532,770 (1996) |
density | 39 inhabitants / km² |
Grampian ( Scottish Gaelic Roinn a 'Mhonaidh ) was a region in northeast Scotland from 1975 to 1996 . The administrative seat was the city of Aberdeen .
Surname
The region was named after the Grampian Mountains .
history
The region was formed in 1975 from the city of Aberdeen and the counties of Aberdeenshire , Kincadineshire , Banffshire and most of the county of Morayshire . The region was then divided into five districts :
In 1996 the regions and districts in Scotland were abolished and replaced by 32 Unitary Authorities . Three Unitary Authorities have been established in the Grampian region:
Unitary Authority | Old Districts |
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Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
Aberdeenshire | Banff and Buchan , Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside |
Moray | Moray |
present
Between 1975 and 2013, the region was an independent police ("Grampian Police") and fire department ("Grampian Fire and Rescue Service") district.
See also
Individual evidence
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