What is Portlethen?
{{infobox UK place |country = Scotland |official_name= Portlethen |scots_name= |gaelic_name=Port Leathain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/?id=1267|title=Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) – Gaelic Place-names of Scotland|website=www.ainmean-aite.scot}}</ref> | population = 7,327 | population_ref = (2011 Estimate) [http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/statistics/area/PortlethenProfile2010.PDF] |os_grid_reference= NO9178396318 |map_type=Scotland |latitude=57.05 |longitude=-2.1 |unitary_scotland= [[Aberdeenshire]] |lieutenancy_scotland= [[Kincardineshire]] |constituency_westminster= [[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine]] |constituency_scottish_parliament= [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South and North Kincardine]] |post_town= ABERDEEN |postcode_district = AB12 4''xx'' |postcode_area= AB |dial_code= 01224 78''xxxx'' }} '''Portlethen''' is a [[town]] 7&nbsp;mi south of [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]] along the [[A90 road|A90]]. It has expanded rapidly over the last 30 years. Portlethen has a population of about 7000, and more than 800 houses are, as of 2007, were being built on nearby farmland. To the east of Portlethen lie three fishing villages: [[Findon, Aberdeenshire|Findon]], [[Downies]] and [[Old Portlethen]] (now often referred to as ''Portlethen Village''). Although Portlethen is a town in terms of population (and it has been granted official town status), it resembles a residential [[suburb]] without a clear 'town centre' or focal point. ==References== {{reflist}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Aberdeenshire]]