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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 ...
There are currently 22 principal areas in Wales, and they were established in 1996. They are a single-tier form of local government , each governed by a principal council . They replaced the previous two-tier system of eight counties and 37 districts that were in place in Wales from 1974 to 1996 .
Principal areas of Wales; List of Welsh principal areas by highest point; A. Anglesey; B. ... Mobile view ...
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.
2 Lists of places within principal areas. 3 See also. ... List of built-up areas in Wales by population; List of cities in Wales; ... Mobile view; Search.
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 ...