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Mid Wales (Welsh: Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth, meaning "the midlands"), or Central Wales, is a region of Wales, encompassing its midlands, in-between North Wales and South Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the Senedd covered the unitary authority areas of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been ...
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets on or near the Wales Coast Path, a long-distance walk which follows the coast of Wales from Chepstow to Chester.It is divided into sections corresponding to those used to market and promote the route.
English: Map of the Wales Coast Path (in orange) along the Coastline of Wales, from the border with the English city of Chester in the north-east, then along the coastline to the Welsh town on the border with England, Chepstow, in the south-east along the Severn Estuary.
The Wales Coast Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Cymru) is a designated long-distance trail which follows, or runs close to, the coastline of Wales. [1]Launched in 2012, the footpath is 870 miles (1,400 km) long and was heralded as the first dedicated coast path in the world to cover the entire length of a country's coastline. [2]
English: Map of the 2 local authorities; Ceredigion and Powys, coloured in orange which make up the Growing Mid Wales Partnership City Region, and a common definition of Mid Wales by principal areas. Date
The 91-mile (146 km) Llŷn Coastal Path which was opened in 2006 predates the establishment of the Wales Coastal Path as does the North Wales Path between Bangor and Prestatyn. [28] The latter which is 60-mile (97 km) long often takes a more inland route than that of the Wales Coastal Path. [29]
[11] [12] Liverpool is sometimes described as the "Capital of North Wales", as its the largest city closest to North Wales. [13] Historical maps divide North and South Wales using the boundaries between Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, and between Cardiganshire and Merionethshire, but the modern-day divide is described as ambiguous or arbitrary ...
The mainland coastline, including Anglesey, is about 1,680 mi (2,704 km) in length. As of 2014, Wales had a population of about 3,092,000; Cardiff is the capital and largest city and is situated in the urbanised area of South East Wales. Wales has a complex geological history which has left it a largely mountainous country.