Merthyr Tydfil Coonty Burgh
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Geography | |
Area - Total - Water |
Ranked 21st 111 km² 17% |
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Admin HQ | Merthyr Tydfil |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-MTY |
ONS code | 00PH (ONS) W06000024 (GSS) |
Demographics | |
Population: - Total (2017) - Density |
Ranked 22nd 60,000 Ranked 9t 537 / km² |
Ethnicity | 99.6% White. |
Welsh language - Any skills |
Ranked 15th 17.7% |
Politics | |
logo of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | |
Control |
Merthyr Tydfil Coonty Burgh (/ˈmɜːrθər ˈtɪdvɪl/;[1] Welsh: Merthyr Tudful [ˈmɛrθər ˈtɨːdvɨ̞l]) haes been ane o the 22 unitar authorities in Wales syne 1 Apryle 1996 (tho the aurie wis oreeginally grantit coonty burgh status in 1908). Merthyr Tydfil Coonty Burgh the day haes a population o 59,000. It is locatit in the historic coonty o Glamorgan an taks its name frae Merthyr Tydfil town. The Coonty Burgh consists o the northren pairt o the Taff Valley an the smawer neebourin Taff Bargoed Valley.
Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Wells, John (12 Januar 2010). "Merthyr". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 Mairch 2010.