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Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ɔnða ˈkənɔn ˈtaːv]; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: Taf) and Ely valleys, plus several towns and villages away from the valleys.
The council was established on 1 April 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, covering the area of the three former districts of Rhondda, Cynon Valley, and Taff-Ely (except Pentyrch, which went to Cardiff).
An electoral ward of Mountain Ash East pre-existed the community. The ward elected one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.. Since 1995 the ward had been represented on the council by Plaid Cymru councillor, Pauline Jarman, [5] [6] who was previously a councillor on Cynon Valley Borough Council.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board provides healthcare services mainly for the population of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough and (from 1 April 2019) Bridgend County Borough. Cwm Taf Morgannwg NHS Trust's headquarters are in Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park, Abercynon, Wales. [3]
Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm is a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales in the United Kingdom, comprising the villages of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm. The community is governed by a community council . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Rhondda Cynon Taf 51°35′46″N 3°19′23″W / 51.596°N 3.323°W / 51.596; Glyntaff is a small village to the south-east of Pontypridd , in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf , Wales situated in the Treforest ward along with the village of Trefforest .
Rhondda Cynon Taf. Until May 2022 the Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough was divided into 52 electoral wards [15] returning 75 councillors. Some of these electoral wards were coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. The following table lists council electoral wards, communities and associated geographical areas:
Ferndale RFC are a rugby union club based in the Upper Rhondda Fach, Wales.First formed in 1882, and disbanded in 1921, the club reformed in 1989. They currently play their home games at Greenwood Park, Ferndale (once the site of the Banana Tip) formerly playing their home matches at Blaenllechau Park.