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

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.

The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics 2022 estimates.[3]

* = 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welsh Local Authority Links - WLGA". www.wlga.wales. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  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. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Carmarthenshire - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  5. ^ "Powys - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  6. ^ "Gwynedd - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.