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List of towns in Wales; Welsh placenames; Political. List of communities in Wales; List of electoral wards in Wales; Lists of places within principal areas.
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 ...
Wales is sometimes called the "castle capital of the world" because of the large number of castles in a relatively small area. [1] [2] Wales had about 600 castles, [3] of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings. The rest have returned to nature, and today consist of ditches, mounds, and earthworks, often in ...
The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales by population according to the 2021 and 2011 Census. 2021 This is a list of built-up areas as of the 2021 census. ...
Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequently this results in a saddle-shaped pass, called a col. [2] The edge is then sharpened by freeze-thaw weathering, and the slope on either side of the arête steepened through mass wasting events and the erosion of exposed, unstable rock. [3]
The counties of Wales may refer to: Some principal areas of Wales; of the twenty-two, eleven are styled as "counties" Preserved counties of Wales, used for ceremonial purposes; Former administrative counties of Wales (those prior to 1996) — see History of local government in Wales; Historic counties of Wales; Maps:
This includes devolved institutions, such as Visit Wales, [2] Natural Resources Wales, [3] and the Welsh Government itself, [4] [5] [6] using different sets of Wales' regions. Wales is most commonly sub-divided into between two and four regions, with a North–South divide, and North, Mid, South East and South West division being common.
Highest paved pass in North Wales. Gospel Pass: Welsh: Bwlch yr Efengyl: minor road from Hay-on-Wye to Vale of Ewyas: Brecknockshire: Powys: Brecon Beacons: 549m Highest paved pass in Wales. Horseshoe Pass: Welsh: Bwlch yr Oernant (pass of the cold stream) A542: Denbighshire: Denbighshire: 417m Milltir Gerrig: English translation: mile of stones