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Principal areas of Wales
Prif ardaloedd Cymru (Welsh)
Map of the 22 principal areas of Wales
CategoryUnitary authorities
LocationWales
Created
  • 1 April 1996
Number22
Possible types
  • County
  • County borough
Government
  • County / County Borough council
Subdivisions
  • Community
    Electoral wards

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.

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Principal areas of Wales

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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...

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List of Welsh principal areas

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This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known. The population and...

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Counties of Wales

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counties of Wales may refer to: Some principal areas of Wales; of the twenty-two, eleven are styled as "counties" Preserved counties of Wales, used for...

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Principal area

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England and Wales local government legislation, a principal area is one of the sub-national areas established for control by a principal council. They...

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Preserved counties of Wales

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comprises one or more of the 22 single-tier principal areas which are used for administrative purposes. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished...

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North Wales

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northern principal areas, but other definitions exist, with Montgomeryshire historically considered to be part of the region. Those from North Wales are sometimes...

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Subdivisions of Wales

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Five of the principal areas use different names to those given in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. In each case the council renamed the area immediately...

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Counties of the United Kingdom

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The areas of Wales that appoint a Lord-Lieutenant are the preserved counties of Wales which are, for the most part, combinations of principal areas chosen...

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West Wales and the Valleys

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West Wales and the Valleys is a UK International Territorial Level 2 statistical region covering the western areas of Wales and the South Wales Valleys...

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Regions of Wales

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primarily managed by the twenty-two principal areas. Some argue that Wales should stop using terms to describe regions of Wales, as they lack both strict definitions...

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Cardiff

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largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh:...

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Local government in Wales

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within their principal area, including education, social work, environmental protection, and most highway maintenance. The principal areas are divided...

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List of Welsh principal areas by highest point

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This is a list of the principal areas of Wales, ordered by their highest points. The highest points in the principal areas of both Torfaen and Rhondda...

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Powys

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density of all the principal areas of Wales. Most of Powys is mountainous, and most roads and railways are relatively slow. Just under a third of the residents...

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Gwynedd

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remainder of the county was constituted as a principal area, with the name Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, as it covers most of the areas of those two...

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County borough

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re-introduced the term for certain "principal areas" in Wales. Scotland did not have county boroughs but instead had counties of cities. These were abolished...

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Anglesey

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visitanglesey.co.uk. "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)". A Geo-portal for Wales. "Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty". Pixaerial: North Wales from the Air...

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Swansea

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coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe)...

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Historic counties of Wales

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of people living in them will change." The eight new administrative counties were themselves replaced in 1996 by the current principal areas of Wales...

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Flintshire

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of a principal area in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 does not share the same boundaries and covers a smaller area. At the time of the...

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Carmarthenshire

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[siːr gɑːɨrˈvərðɪn] or informally Sir Gâr) is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen...

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Ceredig

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the name of modern Ceredigion, one of the principal areas of Wales. He married Meleri, one of the many daughters of King Brychan Brycheiniog of Brycheiniog...

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Denbighshire

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present-day principal areas of Gwynedd, Conwy County Borough, Flintshire, Wrexham County Borough, and Powys. Rhyl and Prestatyn form a single built-up area in...

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Vale of Glamorgan

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The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg [ˈbroː mɔrˈɡanʊɡ]), locally referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders...

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Conwy County Borough Council

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County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. Conwy County Borough was created in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which replaced...

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Mid Wales

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North Wales and South Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the Senedd covered the unitary authority areas of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd...

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Monmouthshire

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Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 created the present local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, the principal areas, and abolished...

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