Caerphilly (county borough)
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water |
Ranked 16th 278 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Hengoed |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CAY |
| ONS code | 00PK |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 5th 170,200 Ranked 5th 614 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 98.8% White. |
| Welsh language - Any skills |
Ranked 17th 16.7% |
| Politics | |
 Caerphilly County Borough Council http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/ |
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| Control | Labour |
| MPs | |
Caerphilly (county borough) is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.
Its main town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are Bedwas, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney.
[edit] History
The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996 by the merger of the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan with the Islwyn borough of Gwent.
[edit] Government
The region is governed by Caerphilly county borough council.
[edit] See also
- List of places in Caerphilly county borough for a list of towns and villages
Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
Anglesey • Blaenau Gwent • Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Carmarthenshire • Ceredigion • Conwy • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Gwynedd • Merthyr Tydfil • Monmouthshire • Neath Port Talbot • Newport • Pembrokeshire • Powys • Rhondda Cynon Taff • Swansea • Torfaen • Vale of Glamorgan • Wrexham
