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List of Welsh principal areas

List of Welsh principal areas

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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.

Population in Wales is concentrated in South Wales and the northeast; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated

The population and density are from the first results of the 2021 census from the Office for National Statistics.[3]

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* = Named as 'Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire' in legislation. Name changed by the council.

† = Named as 'Neath and Port Talbot' in legislation. Name changed by the council.

‡ = Named as 'Aberconwy and Colwyn' in legislation. Name changed by the council.

§ = Named as 'Cardiganshire' in legislation. Name changed by the council.

a = re-instated as a principal administrative authority after a gap

b = boundaries significantly altered in 1996 from its previous incarnation

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References

  1. [1]
    "Welsh Local Authority Links - WLGA". www.wlga.wales. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. [2]
    "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 - Schedule 1: The New Principal Areas". Legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 5 July 1994. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. [3]
    "Population and household estimates, Wales: Census 2021 - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. [4]
    "Carmarthenshire - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  5. [5]
    "Powys - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  6. [6]
    "Gwynedd - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
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