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Latitude and longitude of Kirkcaldy
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Kirkcaldy (i/kərˈkɔːdi/; Scottish Gaelic: Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about 11.6 miles (19 km) north of Edinburgh and 27.6 miles (44 km) south-southwest of Dundee. The town has a population of 49,460, making it Fife's second-largest locality and the eleventh-largest locality in Scotland.
Population: 46,912
Latitude: 56° 07' 0.59" N
Longitude: -3° 09' 35.96" W
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