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<td style="text-align:right;">70</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">70</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">182</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">182</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">222,800</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 222800/182 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,439</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,439</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">6,317</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">6,317</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">253,000</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 253000/6317 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">843</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">843</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,184</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,184</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 116,000</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 116000/2184 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,712</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,712</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">7,023</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">7,023</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 88,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 88200/7023 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">61</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">61</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">158</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">158</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 51,400</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 51400/158 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,489</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,489</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">6,446</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">6,446</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">151,300</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 151300/6446 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">21</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">21</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">55</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">55</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">147,300</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 147300/55 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">492</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">492</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,275</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,275</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">122,700</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 122700/1275 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">68</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">68</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">176</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">176</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">105,000</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 105000/176 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">257</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">257</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">666</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">666</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 99,700</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 99700/666 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">65</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">65</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">168</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">168</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 90,600</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 90600/168 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">100</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">100</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">260</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">260</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">476,600</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 476600/260 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">113</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">113</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">293</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">293</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">156,000</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 156000/293 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">517</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">517</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,340</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,340</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">365,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 365200/1340 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">68</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">68</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">175</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">175</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 593,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 593200/175 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">10,085</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">10,085</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">26,119</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">26,119</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;"> 232,100</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 232100/26119 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">64</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">64</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">167</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">167</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">81,500</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 81500/167 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">135</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">135</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">350</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">350</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">83,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 83200/350 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">864</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">864</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,237</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,237</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">93,300</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 93300/2237 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">343</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">343</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">888</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">888</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">138,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 138200/888 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">184</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">184</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">476</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">476</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">337,800</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 337800/476 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,083</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,083</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">5,395</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">5,395</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">146,700</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 146700/5395 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">102</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">102</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">263</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">263</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">174,900</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 174900/263 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,825</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,825</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">4,727</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">4,727</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">113, |
<td style="text-align:right;">113,900</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 113900/4727 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">475</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">475</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,230</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,230</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">112,800</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 112800/1230 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">686</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">686</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,778</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,778</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">313,800</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 313800/1778 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">866</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">866</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">2,243</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">2,243</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">90, |
<td style="text-align:right;">90,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 90200/2243 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">68</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">68</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">176</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">176</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">90, |
<td style="text-align:right;">90,700</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 90700/176 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">165</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">165</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">427</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">427</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">175,100</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 175100/427 round 0}}<tr></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<th>''28,260''</th> |
<th>''28,260''</th> |
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<th>''73,193''</th> |
<th>''73,193''</th> |
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<th>''5, |
<th>''5,223,100''</th> |
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<th>''{{#expr: |
<th>''{{#expr: 5223100/73193 round 0}}''</th> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,185</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,185</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">3,070</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">3,070</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">27,700</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 26080/3070 round 0}}</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 26080/3070 round 0}}</td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">396</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">396</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,025</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,025</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">21,400</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 21400/1025 round 0}}</td></td> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">568</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">568</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">1,471</td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">1,471</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;"> |
<td style="text-align:right;">23,200</td> |
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<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 22500/1471 round 0}}</td></td> |
<td style="text-align:right;">{{#expr: 22500/1471 round 0}}</td></td> |
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</tr> |
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<th>''2,149''</th> |
<th>''2,149''</th> |
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<th>''5,566''</th> |
<th>''5,566''</th> |
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<th>'' |
<th>''72,300''</th> |
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<th>''{{#expr: |
<th>''{{#expr: 72300/5566 round 0}}''</th> |
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</tr> |
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<th>30,409</th> |
<th>30,409</th> |
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<th>78,759</th> |
<th>78,759</th> |
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<th>5, |
<th>5,295,400</th> |
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<th>{{#expr: |
<th>{{#expr: 5295400/78759 round 0}}</th> |
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</tr> |
</tr> |
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</table> |
</table> |
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Source: 2011 Census for Scotland<ref> [http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/ |
Source: 2011 Census for Scotland<ref> [http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/release1b/rel1bsb.pdf 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1B Table 2: Census day usually resident population by council area, 2001 and 2011 ], Accessed 22 March 2013</ref> |
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==Other subdivisions== |
==Other subdivisions== |
Revision as of 00:34, 22 March 2013
This article is part of a series within the Politics of the United Kingdom on the |
Politics of Scotland |
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For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities[1] designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997[2] of being known (but not re-designated) as a "comhairle" when opting for a Gaelic name; only Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar (Council of the Western Isles) has chosen this option whereas the Highland Council (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd) has adopted its Gaelic form alongside its English equivalent informally.
The council areas have been in existence since 1 April 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
Other administrative bodies (some of which are described below) still follow boundaries derived from older local government arrangements.
History of the subdivisions of Scotland
Traditionally burghs have been the key unit of the local government of Scotland, being highly autonomous entities, with rights to representation in the old Parliament of Scotland. Even after the Acts of Union 1707, burghs continued to be the principal subdivision. Until 1889 administration was on a burgh and parish basis.
The years following 1889 saw the introduction of a hierarchy of local government administration comprising counties, counties of cities, large burghs and small burghs.
With effect from 16 May 1975 and until 31 March 1996 the local government divisions of Scotland consisted of an upper tier of regions each containing a lower tier of districts except for the single-tier island council areas.
The 1996 reform of local government in Scotland, enacted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, studiously avoided specifying a name for the area administered by a unitary authority. The boundaries of each council's jurisdiction often differed from those of both the regions and districts instituted in the 1970s and of the counties established in the 1890s, which were themselves often based on the shires or sheriffdoms, the first of which were established by Malcolm III. When one also takes into account the burghs the true complexity of the matter is revealed. Thus it is not actually known what the correct term for the areas governed by the new unitary councils is or even if there is one.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2008) |
Council areas
MAINLAND | Area (sq miles) |
Area (km²) |
Population (2011) |
Density (per km²) |
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Aberdeen City | 70 | 182 | 222,800 | 1224 |
Aberdeenshire | 2,439 | 6,317 | 253,000 | 40 |
Angus | 843 | 2,184 | 116,000 | 53 |
Argyll and Bute | 2,712 | 7,023 | 88,200 | 13 |
Clackmannanshire | 61 | 158 | 51,400 | 325 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 2,489 | 6,446 | 151,300 | 23 |
Dundee City | 21 | 55 | 147,300 | 2678 |
East Ayrshire | 492 | 1,275 | 122,700 | 96 |
East Dunbartonshire | 68 | 176 | 105,000 | 597 |
East Lothian | 257 | 666 | 99,700 | 150 |
East Renfrewshire | 65 | 168 | 90,600 | 539 |
City of Edinburgh | 100 | 260 | 476,600 | 1833 |
Falkirk | 113 | 293 | 156,000 | 532 |
Fife | 517 | 1,340 | 365,200 | 273 |
Glasgow City | 68 | 175 | 593,200 | 3390 |
Highland | 10,085 | 26,119 | 232,100 | 9 |
Inverclyde | 64 | 167 | 81,500 | 488 |
Midlothian | 135 | 350 | 83,200 | 238 |
Moray | 864 | 2,237 | 93,300 | 42 |
North Ayrshire | 343 | 888 | 138,200 | 156 |
North Lanarkshire | 184 | 476 | 337,800 | 710 |
Perth and Kinross | 2,083 | 5,395 | 146,700 | 27 |
Renfrewshire | 102 | 263 | 174,900 | 665 |
Scottish Borders | 1,825 | 4,727 | 113,900 | 24 |
South Ayrshire | 475 | 1,230 | 112,800 | 92 |
South Lanarkshire | 686 | 1,778 | 313,800 | 176 |
Stirling | 866 | 2,243 | 90,200 | 40 |
West Dunbartonshire | 68 | 176 | 90,700 | 515 |
West Lothian | 165 | 427 | 175,100 | 410 |
TOTAL MAINLAND | 28,260 | 73,193 | 5,223,100 | 71 |
ISLANDS | ||||
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 1,185 | 3,070 | 27,700 | 8 |
Orkney Islands | 396 | 1,025 | 21,400 | 21 |
Shetland Islands | 568 | 1,471 | 23,200 | 15 |
TOTAL ISLANDS | 2,149 | 5,566 | 72,300 | 13 |
TOTAL SCOTLAND | 30,409 | 78,759 | 5,295,400 | 67 |
Source: 2011 Census for Scotland[3]
Other subdivisions
Scotland has several other administrative divisions, some of which are handled by joint boards of the councils.
Police and fire services
As of 1 April 2013 both the Police and fire services will become a single National Police Force and a single National Fire Service. In the case of the Police force: The full legal name of the organisation, as described in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, is the Police Service of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Phoilis na h-Alba). In the case of the Fire Service: The full legal name of the organisation, as described in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, is the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
Historically
(Pre 1975)
Policing was the responsibility of the Cities and Burghs of Scotland. (see List of burghs in Scotland)
(1975 - 2013)
Police and fire service areas date from the era (1975 to 1996) of regions and districts and island council areas.
Electoral and valuation
There are several joint boards for electoral registration and the purposes of property valuation for assessing council tax and rates.[4]
Joint board area | Council areas |
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Ayrshire Ayrshire and Arran in other contexts |
East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire |
Borders | Scottish Borders |
Central Scotland | Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling |
Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway |
Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute | Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire |
Fife | Fife |
Grampian | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray |
Glasgow | Glasgow |
Highlands and Western Isles | Highland and Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) |
Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire |
Lothian | East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian |
Orkney and Shetland | Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands |
Renfrewshire | East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire |
Tayside | Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross |
Health
See also NHS Scotland
Health board area | Council areas |
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Ayrshire and Arran | East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire |
Borders | Scottish Borders |
Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway |
Fife | Fife |
Forth Valley Central Scotland in other contexts |
Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling |
Grampian | Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen and Moray |
Greater Glasgow and Clyde | City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire, together with the towns of Cambuslang and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire |
Highland | Argyll and Bute and Highland |
Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire (excepting the towns of Cambuslang and Rutherglen which are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area) |
Lothian | City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian |
Orkney | Orkney Islands |
Shetland | Shetland Islands |
Tayside | Angus, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross |
Western Isles (Eileanan Siar) | Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar) |
Transport
The Scottish Government has created seven "Regional Transport Partnerships", for establishing transport policy in the regions. They broadly follow council area groupings.
RTP area | Council areas |
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NESTRANS | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire |
TACTRAN | Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Stirling |
HITRANS | Argyll and Bute (except Helensburgh and Lomond), Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Orkney |
Shetland | Shetland |
SEStran | Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Midlothian, Fife, Scottish Borders, West Lothian |
SWESTRANS | Dumfries and Galloway |
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | Argyll and Bute (Helensburgh and Lomond only), West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire |
Eurostat NUTS
In the Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), Scotland is a level-1 NUTS region, coded "UKM", which is subdivided as follows:
NUTS 1 | Code | NUTS 2 | Code | NUTS 3 | Code |
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Scotland | UKM | Eastern Scotland | UKM2 | Angus and Dundee | UKM21 |
Clackmannanshire and Fife | UKM22 | ||||
East Lothian and Midlothian | UKM23 | ||||
Scottish Borders | UKM24 | ||||
Edinburgh | UKM25 | ||||
Falkirk | UKM26 | ||||
Perth and Kinross, and Stirling | UKM27 | ||||
West Lothian | UKM28 | ||||
South Western Scotland | UKM3 | East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond | UKM31 | ||
Dumfries and Galloway | UKM32 | ||||
East and North Ayrshire mainland | UKM33 | ||||
Glasgow | UKM34 | ||||
Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | UKM35 | ||||
North Lanarkshire | UKM36 | ||||
South Ayrshire | UKM37 | ||||
South Lanarkshire | UKM38 | ||||
North Eastern Scotland | UKM5 | Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire | UKM50 | ||
Highlands and Islands | UKM6 | Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty | UKM61 | ||
Inverness, Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey | UKM62 | ||||
Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute (except Helensburgh and Lomond) | UKM63 | ||||
Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | UKM64 | ||||
Orkney Islands | UKM65 | ||||
Shetland Islands | UKM66 |
Land Registration
The current land registration system in Scotland divides Scotland into 33 counties,[5] each coming into effect on various dates between 1981 and 2003. These areas in most cases resemble those of the pre-1975 administrative counties with Glasgow being the only current city to form a registration county.
Sheriffdoms
Sheriffdoms are judicial areas. Since 1 January 1975 these have been six in number:[6]
- Glasgow and Strathkelvin
- Grampian, Highland and Islands
- Lothian and Borders
- North Strathclyde
- South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
- Tayside, Central and Fife
Civil parishes
Scotland is divided into 871 civil parishes which often resemble same-named but legally different ecclesiastical parishes. Although they have had no administrative function since 1930, they still exist and are still used for statistical purposes such as the census. Many former civil parish areas also continue to form current registration districts. It should be noted that many boundary changes have occurred over the years and that an area currently derived from an old parish might no longer contain a place previously within that parish. Similarly, county boundaries (as still used for land registration) have also changed over the years such that a parish mentioned historically (generally before the 1860s) as being in one county (or sometimes two due to straddling a border) might now be in a neighbouring county and consequentially in a different succeeding council area.
Communities
The base level of sub-division in Scotland is that of communities which may elect community councils (CCs). The main role of the CCs is to channel local opinion to larger local-government bodies. Otherwise they have very limited powers. There are around 1,200 communities in Scotland. Not all communities have councils; some have joint councils.
Scottish communities are the nearest equivalent to civil parishes in England.
See also
- List of articles about local government in the United Kingdom
- ISO 3166-2:GB, subdivision codes for the United Kingdom
- Fire and Rescue Authority (Scotland), a body responsible for fire services which is formed from persons representing the authority or authorities within its area.
References
- ^ With respect to Scotland the phrase "unitary authority" is merely descriptive; in the United Kingdom the phrase "unitary authority" as a designation is specific to local government areas in England.
- ^ Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997
- ^ 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1B Table 2: Census day usually resident population by council area, 2001 and 2011 , Accessed 22 March 2013
- ^ Scottish Assessors Association
- ^ Registers of Scotland publication - Land Register Counties and Operational Dates
- ^ The Sheriffdoms Reorganisation Order 1974 S.I. 1974/2087 (S.191)