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Renfrewshire

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Renfrewshire
Siorrachd Rinn Friù
Coat of airms o RenfrewshireSiorrachd Rinn Friù
Coat airms
Coordinates: 55°49′47″N 4°32′34″W / 55.829858°N 4.542838°W / 55.829858; -4.542838Coordinates: 55°49′47″N 4°32′34″W / 55.829858°N 4.542838°W / 55.829858; -4.542838
Admin HQPaisley
Govrenment
  BodiRenfrewshire Cooncil
  ControlSNP minority (cooncil NOC)
  MPs
  MSPs
Area
  Total261.5 km2 (101.0 sq mi)
Area rankRanked 24th
Population
 (mid-2016 est.)
  Total175,900
  RankRankit 10th
  Density672/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
ONS codeS12000038
ISO 3166 codeGB-RFW
Websitewww.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Renfrewshire (Scots Gaelic: Shiorrachd Rinn Friù) is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland. It is ane o thrie cooncil areas athin the mairches o the historic Renfrewshire, kent as the Coontie o Renfrew or Greter Renfrewshire anaw, the ither twa bein Inverclyde til the wast an East Renfrewshire til the eist. Renfrewshire can refer til the area athin the umwhyl coontie mairches tae, whilk is uis'd as a registration coontie an lieutenancie area.

Its heidsteid is the toun o Paisley, whilk is the cooncil areas mukkilest toun anaw.

Touns an veilages

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