Kelty

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Kelty Scottish Gaelic: Cailtidh
Kelty Location within Fife
Population	6,760 (2022)[1]
OS grid reference	NT143941
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KELTY
Postcode district	KY4
Dialling code	01383
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Scottish Parliament	Cowdenbeath
List of places UK Scotland 56°07′59″N 3°22′48″W / 56.133°N 3.380°W / 56.133; -3.380

Kelty (Scottish Gaelic: Cailtidh) is a former coal mining village located in Fife, Scotland. Lying in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife, it is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary and has a population of around 6,000 residents.^[2] This was nearer to 9,000 when the coal mining industry was still operational in late 1970s and early 1980s.