Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (Inglis: Mouth of the River Ystwyth, Inglis pronunciation: /ˌæbəˈrɪstwɪθ/, Welsh: [abɛrˈəstʊɨθ]) is a historic mercat toun, admeenistrative centre an holiday resort athin Ceredigion, Wales. It is aften colloquially kent as Aber, an is locatit at the confluence o the rivers Ystwyth an Rheidol.
Syne the late 19t century, Aberystwyth haes an aa been a major Welsh educational centre, wi the establishment o a university college there in 1872. The toun's population wis offeecially 15,935 in the 29 Aprile 2001 census[1] or 16,928 if local-government wards are tallied.[2] Durin nine month o the year, there is an influx o students—tae a total number o 8841 at Julie 2009,[3] but there is nae reliable measure o the number o those students whose family residence is ootside Aberystwyth.
Twinned touns
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Kronberg im Taunus in Hesse, Germany
- St-Brieuc in Breetany, Fraunce
- Esquel in Patagonie, Argentina[5]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Usual resident population Downloadable Excel spreadsheet
- ↑ Aberystwyth Population Data Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine at Aber Info
- ↑ Aberystwyth University UCAS statistics, 10 July 2009
- ↑ "Twinning". Aberwystwyth. Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2010. Retrieved 31 Mey 2010.
- ↑ "Patagonia twinning charter signed". BBC Wales. 18 Mey 2009. Retrieved 31 Mey 2010.
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