'''Aberdeenshire''' is a [[Scottish]] [[County]]. [[Aberdeen]] is the county town. With the current system of local authorities Aberdeen City is not in Aberdeenshire.<ref>http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/local/map.asp</ref>
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'''Aberdeenshire''' is a county in north-eastern [[Scotland]]. [[Aberdeen]] is the county town.
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Aberdeenshire lends its name to [[Aberdeenshire Council]], although this excludes the city of Aberdeen and covers the county [[Kincardineshire]].