Grampian

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This article is about the region of Scotland. For the television station, see Grampian Television (stv). For geological uses, see Grampian Mountains (Scotland).

Grampian (Roinn a' Mhonaidh in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. It is now divided into the unitary council areas of:

Moray
Aberdeenshire
City of Aberdeen

The region had five districts:

Aberdeen
Banff and Buchan
Gordon
Kincardine and Deeside
Moray

The region took its name from the Grampian mountains.

Grampian continues to have a joint police service, fire service, and electoral, valuation, and health boards.

Town twinning

Houston, Texas

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