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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 ...
In 2014, plans were announced to reform local government in Wales, reducing the number of principal areas from 22 to a smaller number of unitary authorities, similar to the counties that they replaced in 1996. [8] [7] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales in 2020, the principal areas were used as a basis for local lockdowns. [9]
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 ...
The principal councils of Wales, have responsibility and deliver over 700 local government services. These include: [4] [1] Education – e.g. School transport and adult learning; Housing – e.g. Provide accommodation for people in need and maintain social housing; Social Care/Services – e.g. to protect and care for children, disabled and ...
Geography of Wales by principal area (25 C) A. Anglesey (14 C, 16 P) B. Blaenau Gwent (10 C, 9 P) ... List of Welsh principal areas by highest point; A. Anglesey; B ...
There are 22 principal areas of Wales.They were established on 1 April 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. 19). Eleven are styled "counties", including the cities of Cardiff and Swansea, and eleven are styled "county boroughs", including the cities of Newport and Wrexham.
West Wales and the Valleys is an ITL 2 area, comprising eight ITL 3 areas, which are either individuals or groupings of the principal areas of Wales. The ITL 3 areas are: [10] Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot (17) Conwy and Denbighshire (13) Central Valleys (15) Gwent Valleys (16) Gwynedd (12) Isle of Anglesey (11) South West Wales (corresponding ...
Growing Mid Wales Partnership — consisting the principal areas of: Ceredigion, and Powys; Swansea Bay City Region — consisting the principal areas of: Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea, around Swansea Bay in south-west Wales. (Similar definition to South West Wales).