For the historic county, see Denbighshire (historic).
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County in Wales
Denbighshire
Sir Ddinbych(Welsh)
County
Left to Right:
The Eglwyseg valley, northeast of Llangollen
Dechrau a diwedd, Prestatyn, marking Offa's Dyke Path's end
Rhuddlan Castle along the River Clwyd
Coat of arms
Denbighshire shown within Wales
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
Wales
Preserved county
Clwyd
Established
1 April 1996
Administrative HQ
Ruthin
Largest town
Rhyl
Government
• Type
Principal council
• Body
Denbighshire County Council
• Executive
TBA (council NOC)
• Leader
Jason McLellan (Welsh Labour)
• Chairman
Arwel Roberts
• Chief Executive
Graham Boase
• MPs
James Davies (C) David Jones (C) Simon Baynes (C)
Area
• Total
326 sq mi (844 km2)
• Rank
8th
Population
(2022)
• Total
96,558
• Rank
16th
• Density
300/sq mi (115/km2)
Time zone
UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
GSS code
W06000004
ISO 3166-2
GB-DEN
NUTS 3 code
UKL13
ONS code
00NG
Website
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Berwyn Viaducts, Denbighshire
Denbighshire (/ˈdɛnbiʃər,-ʃɪər/DEN-bee-shər, -sheer;[1] Welsh: Sir Ddinbych[ˌsiːrˈðɪnbɨχ]) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthin is the administrative centre. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name.
Denbighshire has an area of 326 square miles (840 km2) and a population of 95,800, making it sparsely populated. The most populous area is the coast, where Rhyl and Prestatyn form a single built-up area with a population of 46,267. The next-largest towns are Denbigh, Ruthin, and Rhuddlan, while St Asaph is its only city. All of these settlements are in the northern half of the county; the south is even less densely populated, and the only towns are Corwen and Llangollen.
The geography of Denbighshire is defined by the broad valley of the River Clwyd, which is surrounded by rolling hills on all sides except the north, where it reaches the coast. The Vale of Clwyd, the lower valley, is given over to crops, while cattle and sheep graze the uplands. The Clwydian Range in the east is part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Hand-drawn map of Denbigh and Flint by Christopher Saxton from 1576
This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewydd-Llanelwy) Palaeolithic site has Neanderthal remains of some 225,000 years ago. The county is also home to several medieval castles, including Castell Dinas Brân, Denbigh, and Rhuddlan, as well as St Asaph Cathedral. Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod takes place in the town each July.[2]
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