Local Government in Wales - Principal Areas of Wales

Principal Areas of Wales

There are 22 principal areas in Wales, they came into being on 1 April 1996 by virtue of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. 19). Eleven are named as counties, including the Cities and Counties of Cardiff and Swansea (marked *), and eleven are styled as county boroughs (marked †). In 2002 Newport was granted city status, and the county borough is now styled as the "City of Newport". Welsh language forms are given in parentheses, except where there is no English equivalent.

Locations of each council headquarters are indicated by yellow markers.

  • Blaenau Gwent †
  • Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) †
  • Caerphilly (Caerffili) †
  • Cardiff (Caerdydd) *
  • Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)
  • Ceredigion
  • Conwy †
  • Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)
  • Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)
  • Gwynedd
  • Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
  • Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) †
  • Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
  • Neath Port Talbot (Castell-nedd Port Talbot) †
  • Newport (Casnewydd) †
  • Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
  • Powys
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf †
  • Swansea (Abertawe) *
  • Torfaen (Tor-faen) †
  • Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg) †
  • Wrexham (Wrecsam) †
Principal areas of Wales
  • Anglesey
  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Bridgend
  • Caerphilly
  • Cardiff
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Ceredigion
  • Conwy
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire
  • Gwynedd
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Monmouthshire
  • Neath Port Talbot
  • Newport
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Powys
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Swansea
  • Torfaen
  • Vale of Glamorgan
  • Wrexham

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