Strathkelvin
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55.928°N 4.134°W / 55.928; -4.134
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Strathkelvin | |
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History | |
• Created | 16 May 1975 |
• Abolished | 31 March 1996 |
• Succeeded by | East Dunbartonshire North Lanarkshire |
Government | Strathkelvin District Council |
• HQ | Kirkintilloch |
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Strathkelvin (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Chealbhainn) is the strath (valley) of the River Kelvin in west central Scotland, lying north-east of Glasgow. The name Strathkelvin was used between 1975 and 1996 for one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region.[1]