Place in Scotland Fife Fìobha Coat of arms Coordinates: 56°15′00″N 3°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿56.25000°N 3.20000°W﻿ / 56.25000; -3.20000Coordinates: 56°15′00″N 3°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿56.25000°N 3.20000°W﻿ / 56.25000; -3.20000 Sovereign state United Kingdom Country Scotland Lieutenancy area Fife Admin HQ Glenrothes (formerly Cupar)[1] Government • Body Fife Council • Control SNP + Lab (council NOC) • MPs Douglas Chapman Wendy Chamberlain Peter Grant Neale Hanvey • MSPs Annabelle Ewing Jenny Gilruth Willie Rennie Shirley-Anne Somerville David Torrance Area • Total 512 sq mi (1,325 km2) Area rank Ranked 13th Population (mid-2019 est.) • Total 371,910 • Rank Ranked 3rd • Density 730/sq mi (280/km2) ONS code S12000015 ISO 3166 code GB-FIF Website www.fife.gov.uk