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Ethnic demography of Wales from 1981–2011 Ethnic makeup of Wales in single year age groups in 2021 Population pyramid of Wales by ethnicity in 2021. According to the 2011 census, 2.2 million (73%) of usual residents of Wales were born there, two percent less than in 2001. The change can be attributed to both international and internal migration.
South Wales (Welsh: De Cymru [ˌdeː ˌkəmri]) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire , south Wales extends westwards to include Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire .
Welsh as a first language is largely concentrated in the less urban north and west of Wales, principally Gwynedd, inland Conwy and Denbighshire, northern and south-western Powys, the Isle of Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, North Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, and parts of western Glamorgan, although first-language and other fluent speakers can be found ...
Alun Michael MP (born 22 August 1943) – the Welsh politician, Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth, and member of the UK's Privy Council lives in the town. He was the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales up until 2024. Sir Archibald Rowlands (26 December 1892 – 18 August 1953) was a British ...
The South Wales Valleys contain a large proportion of the Welsh population and remain an important centre of Welsh culture, despite the growing economic dominance of Cardiff. The UK Parliament's first Labour Party MP , Keir Hardie , was elected from the area, and the Valleys remain a stronghold of Labour Party power.
Italian immigrants to Wales, mainly originating from the Apennine Mountains and in particular the town of Bardi, established a network of cafés, ice cream parlours and fish and chip shops in Wales from the 1890s onwards. [3] In the Rhondda Valley the cafés became known as "Bracchis" after an early café owner. [3]
South Ockendon Cock-in-Dungs (pejorative) South Shields Sand Dancers South Wales Hwntws (by people from North Wales) South Woodham Ferrers Sex With Friends (acronym, collective) Southern England Southern Fairies, Shandy Drinkers, United Supporters Southport Sandgrounders, Groundies, Sowies, Shit-pots (pejorative) Spalding Splods Spilsby ...
The South Wales Main Line links London Paddington with Swansea, entering Wales through the Severn Tunnel. Other main line services from the Midlands and the North of England join this at Newport. Branch lines serve the South Wales Valleys, Barry, and destinations beyond Swansea which include the ferry terminals at Fishguard and Pembroke Dock.