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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 ...
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]
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"
Principal areas of Wales; List of Welsh principal areas by highest point; A. Anglesey; B. Blaenau Gwent; ... Mobile view ...
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. ... Mobile view ...
North Wales Economic Ambition Board — consisting the principal areas of: Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, and Wrexham County Borough, in the north of Wales. (A common definition of North Wales). Growing Mid Wales Partnership — consisting the principal areas of: Ceredigion, and Powys
Public services board (PSB) is a statutory board established in each principal area, as part of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. However, some PSB have merged to span multiple principal areas. Their main purpose is to improve the collaboration across the public services in a principal area. [1]