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The historic counties of Wales are ancient subdivisions of Wales, used for various functions for several hundred years. Pembrokeshire was formed as a county palatine in 1138. In the south east, Norman advancement led to the creation of marcher lordships, such as Glamorgan, which served as semi-autonomous administrative divisions, although these ...
Map of North Wales; common modern day definition in dark red, historical definition in dark red and light red (Montgomeryshire). Map of South Wales, defined either by combining South East and South West Wales (dark red); or the historic definition (dark red and light red); there are other definitions.
The districts of Wales were a form of local government in Wales used between 1974 and 1996. There were thirty-seven districts, and they were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972 , being subdivisions of the eight counties introduced at the same time.
The principal areas of Wales, comprising the counties and county boroughs of Wales, are a form of subdivision in Wales. 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.
New South Wales: 58 shires: wards (electoral unit) suburbs [urban] and localities [rural] 28 cities: 28 councils: 8 regional councils: 6 municipalities: 2 unincorporated areas: Queensland: 30 regions: 28 shires: 12 aboriginal shires: 7 cities: 1 town: South Australia: 25 district councils: 21 cities: 15 councils: 5 aboriginal councils: 4 ...
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 ...
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 .
English: Map of the undefined region of South Wales, following the borders of the common definitions of South East Wales and South West Wales. Ceredigion, Breconshire and Radnorshire (latter two are part of Powys) are shaded in a lighter tone as they are sometimes considered Mid Wales, but historically defined as South Wales. All areas coloured ...