Rural Tayside LEADER Location
Rural Tayside LEADER Location
The Rural Tayside LEADER area covers most of rural Angus with the exception of the area of the Angus Glens located in the Cairngorms National Park, the coastal strip and the settlements of Arbroath, Montrose, Moniefieth, Carnoustie and Forfar. Rural Tayside LEADER also covers most of Perth and Kinross with the exception of Perth city and Scone.
The Programme area covers 3,042 square miles, ranging from hill areas leading to the Grampian Mountains to the north, coastal areas on the Firth of Tay and North Sea to the south and east, farming areas in the middle and south, as well as a number of small towns. The population of the whole area is 149,471 of which 60% are working age.
(Area profile 2007)
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