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Pontypridd was home to the eccentric Dr William Price who performed the first modern cremation in the United Kingdom. Pontypridd hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1893 and also hosted the 2024 Eisteddfod. Côr Meibion Pontypridd (Pontypridd Male Voice Choir) [21] Pontypridd holds the Welsh Poetry Competition, the biggest of its kind in Wales. [22]
The most populous individual town in Rhondda Cynon Taf is Aberdare (Welsh: Aberdâr) with a population of 39,550 (2011), followed by Pontypridd with 32,694 (2011). The largest built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics is the Tonypandy built-up area, with a population of 62,545 (2011), which covers much of the Rhondda valley ...
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 ...
Population density map in Wales from the 2011 census. The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales by population according to the 2021 and 2011 Census . 2021
English: Map of the community of Pontypridd Town in Rhondda Cynon Taf as of March 2024, using October 2023 data.
The population of Wales doubled from 587,000 in 1801 to 1,163,000 in 1851 and had reached 2,421,000 by 1911. ... Pontypridd: Rhondda Cynon Taf: ... January 2024: ...
The other city in the area, Newport, only became one in 2002. The towns of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd grew rapidly during the industrial revolution, with industry focused on ironmaking and coal mining, while the cities of Newport and Cardiff grew on the backs of the shipping industry.
This section has a growing population and is an important 'dormitory' for Cardiff. The Northern parts, particularly Tonyrefail and the northern end of Pontypridd town consists of large sections of 19th century housing and suffered high unemployment in the 1980s as the old industries closed.