Fife

Fife is a county in the of Scotland, with a population in 2024 of about 375,000. It's a lowland peninsula, with the broad Firth of Forth to the south and the smaller Firth of Tay to the north, and great bridges for its gateways.
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  • …has 375,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 184 feet (56 metres)
  • …is also known as “Fife Region”
  • …is abbreviated as “FIF”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falkland Palace and Falkland Parish Church, High Street, Falkland.
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, in , Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings.
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serves the town of in , . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fife.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenrothes and Falkland.
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is a large town in , with a population in 2016 of 38,510.
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is a village, parish, and former royal burgh…
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is a village in , , at the foot of the , and near .

Fife

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Latitude
56.25° or 56° 15′ north
Longitude
-3.1667° or 3° 10′ west
Open location code
9C8R7R2M+28
Geo­Names ID
2649469

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Yue Chinese—“Fife” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Fìobha”
  • Bulgarian: “Файф”
  • Chinese: “法夫”
  • Irish: “Foibhe”
  • Japanese: “ファイフ”
  • Korean: “파이프 주”
  • Latin: “Fifa”
  • Lithuanian: “Faifas”
  • Manx: “Feevey”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Fif Scīr”
  • Persian: “فایف”
  • Russian: “Файф”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Fìobha”
  • Ukrainian: “Файф”
  • Urdu: “فائف”
  • Western Panjabi: “فائف”
  • Yue Chinese: “快富”

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Localities in the Area

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