council area of Argyll and Bute

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The council area of Argyll and Bute is a large local government region on the west coast of Scotland, encompassing extensive mainland coastline and numerous islands within the Inner Hebrides.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council area of Scotland
local government area
administrativeCentre Lochgilphead
borderedBy Ayrshire coast
surface form: East Ayrshire (sea boundary)

Highland council area
surface form: Highland (council area)

North Ayrshire
surface form: North Ayrshire (council area)

Perth and Kinross
surface form: Perth and Kinross (council area)

Stirling council area
surface form: Stirling (council area)

West Dunbartonshire
surface form: West Dunbartonshire (council area)
contains Argyll Forest Park
Bute
Campbeltown
Coll
Colonsay
Cowal Peninsula
surface form: Cowal peninsula

Dunoon
Helensburgh
Inner Hebrides
surface form: Inner Hebrides islands

Iona
Islay
Islay and Jura
surface form: Islay and Jura island group

Isle of Mull
Jura
Kintyre
surface form: Kintyre peninsula

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
surface form: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (part)

Lochgilphead
Lorn
Mid-Argyll
Oban
Rothesay
Tiree
country Scotland
createdBy Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
governingBody Argyll and Bute Council
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Firth of Clyde
Loch Fyne
Loch Linnhe
Sound of Mull
hasIslands yes
hasMainlandCoastline yes
languageUsed English
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Inner Hebrides
surface form: Inner Hebrides region
partOf Scotland
west coast of Scotland
replaced Argyll and Bute district NERFINISHED
parts of Dumbarton district
timeZone BST (UTC+01:00) in summer
UTC±00:00

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Bridge of Orchy locatedInAdministrativeArea council area of Argyll and Bute
this entity surface form: Argyll and Bute council area
Garelochhead railway station locatedInAdministrativeArea council area of Argyll and Bute
this entity surface form: Argyll and Bute council area
Taynuilt region council area of Argyll and Bute
this entity surface form: Argyll and Bute council area
Lorn locatedIn council area of Argyll and Bute
this entity surface form: Argyll and Bute council area