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 first results of the 2021 census from the Office for National Statistics.[3]

Principal area Created Population Population

density/km2

 Area km2 Type
Cardiff 1996 a 359,512 2,551 140 County (also a city)
Swansea 1996 a 237,834 630 378 County (also a city)
Rhondda Cynon Taf 1996 237,497 560 424 County borough
Carmarthenshire 1996 a 188,191 79 2,370[4] County
Caerphilly 1996 176,005 635 278 County borough
Newport 1996 a 159,658 838 190 County borough (also a city)
Flintshire 1996 ab 155,076 353 438 County
Bridgend 1996 145,760 581 246 County borough
Neath Port Talbot † 1996 141,931 322 442 County borough
Wrexham 1996 135,132 268 498 County borough (also a city)
Vale of Glamorgan 1996 132,534 400 335 County borough
Powys 1974 133,557 26 5,180[5] County
Pembrokeshire 1996 a 123,669 76 1,590 County
Gwynedd * 1974 b 117,072 46 2,535[6] County
Conwy ‡ 1996 114,828 102 1,126 County borough
Denbighshire 1996 ab 96,046 115 844 County
Monmouthshire 1996 ab 93,194 110 850 County
Torfaen 1996 92,453 736 126 County borough
Ceredigion § 1996 70,658 40 1,795 County
Isle of Anglesey 1996 a 68,944 97 711 County
Blaenau Gwent 1996 66,993 616 109 County borough
Merthyr Tydfil 1996 a 58,866 528 111 County borough

* = 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. ↑ "Population and household estimates, Wales: Census 2021 - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  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.
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