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Population in Wales is concentrated in South Wales and the northeast; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated. This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales [1] [2] giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known. The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics 2022 estimates ...
In 2014, plans were announced to reform local government in Wales, reducing the number of principal areas from 22 to a smaller number of unitary authorities, similar to the counties that they replaced in 1996. [8] [7] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales in 2020, the principal areas were used as a basis for local lockdowns. [9]
The highest points in the principal areas of both Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf are not summits but locations high on hills, the summits of which are just west of the boundary in neighbouring principal areas. The highest points of the principal areas of Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly are not summits either but two locations near to each other on ...
Geography of Wales by principal area (25 C) A. Anglesey (14 C, 16 P) B. Blaenau Gwent (10 C, 9 P) ... List of Welsh principal areas by highest point; A. Anglesey; B ...
Five of the principal areas use different names to those given in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. In each case the council renamed the area immediately, with the changes taking effect on 2 April 1996. [4] The changes were: Conwy from "Aberconwy and Colwyn" Isle of Anglesey from "Anglesey" Gwynedd from "Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire"
There are currently 22 principal areas (styled as a county or a county borough) in Wales, with the current configuration established in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, enacted on 1 April 1996, while the framework was established earlier in the Local Government Act 1972. Like community councils, they are composed of councillors.
Populated places in Wales by principal area (24 C) Protected areas of Wales by locality (3 C) A. Geography of Anglesey (7 C, 1 P) B. Geography of Blaenau Gwent (3 C, 4 P)
Towns in Wales by principal area (21 C) A. Populated places in Anglesey (3 C, 3 P) B. Populated places in Blaenau Gwent (3 C, 1 P)