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ContentsThe districts of Wales as well as all cities and towns (as census-defined urban areas) of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Districts| Name | Abbr. | Status | Adm. | Capital | A (kmē) | C 1991-04-05 | C 2001-04-29 | E 2008-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Blaenau Gwent | BGW | Dist | WAL | 109 | 72,254 | 70,064 | 69,100 | |
| < | Bridgend | BRD | Dist | WAL | 251 | 128,836 | 128,645 | 134,800 | |
| < | Caerphilly | CAE | Dist | WAL | 277 | 169,577 | 169,519 | 172,400 | |
| < | Cardiff | CAR | Dist | WAL | 139 | 285,531 | 305,353 | 324,800 | |
| < | Carmarthenshire | CMT | Dist | WAL | 2,371 | 167,652 | 172,842 | 180,500 | |
| < | Ceredigion | CER | Dist | WAL | 1,794 | 62,698 | 74,941 | 78,000 | |
| < | Conwy | CON | Dist | WAL | 1,126 | 106,320 | 109,596 | 112,000 | |
| < | Denbighshire | DEN | Dist | WAL | 837 | 88,711 | 93,065 | 97,600 | |
| < | Flintshire | FLI | Dist | WAL | 438 | 141,344 | 148,594 | 151,000 | |
| < | Gwynedd | GWY | Dist | WAL | 2,535 | 113,331 | 116,843 | 118,200 | |
| < | Isle of Anglesey | ANG | Dist | WAL | 711 | 69,149 | 66,829 | 69,000 | |
| < | Merthyr Tydfil | MTY | Dist | WAL | 111 | 59,317 | 55,981 | 55,700 | |
| < | Monmouthshire | MMS | Dist | WAL | 849 | 79,936 | 84,885 | 88,400 | |
| < | Neath Port Talbot | NPT | Dist | WAL | 441 | 138,223 | 134,468 | 137,600 | |
| < | Newport | NEW | Dist | WAL | 190 | 133,318 | 137,011 | 140,700 | |
| < | Pembrokeshire | PEM | Dist | WAL | 1,610 | 113,193 | 114,131 | 118,800 | |
| < | Powys | POW | Dist | WAL | 5,181 | 119,018 | 126,354 | 132,600 | |
| < | Rhondda, Cynon, Taff | RHO | Dist | WAL | 424 | 232,593 | 231,946 | 234,100 | |
| < | Swansea | SWA | Dist | WAL | 378 | 223,205 | 223,301 | 229,100 | |
| < | The Vale of Glamorgan | VOG | Dist | WAL | 331 | 117,204 | 119,292 | 124,900 | |
| < | Torfaen | TOR | Dist | WAL | 126 | 90,527 | 90,949 | 91,100 | |
| < | Wrexham | WRX | Dist | WAL | 504 | 123,136 | 128,476 | 132,900 | |
| < | Wales | WAL | Cardiff | 20,732 | 2,835,073 | 2,903,085 | 2,993,400 | ||
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBR | London | 242,910 | 56,466,680 | 58,789,194 | 61,383,200 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | CU C 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | CAR | 292,150 |
| 2 | Swansea | SWA | 169,880 |
| 3 | Newport | NEW | 116,143 |
| 4 | Rhondda | RHO | 59,602 |
| 5 | Barry | VOG | 50,661 |
| 6 | Cwmbran | TOR | 47,254 |
| 7 | Llanelli | CMT | 46,357 |
| 8 | Neath | NPT | 45,898 |
| 9 | Wrexham | WRX | 42,576 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Adm. | CU C 1981-04-05 | CU C 1991-04-21 | CU C 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Aberdare | RHO | 31,617 | 29,040 | 31,705 |
| < | Barry | VOG | 44,443 | 49,887 | 50,661 |
| < | Bridgend | BRD | 31,008 | 35,841 | 39,429 |
| < | Caerphilly | CAE | 28,681 | 28,481 | 31,060 |
| < | Cardiff | CAR | 262,313 | 272,129 | 292,150 |
| < | Colwyn Bay | CON | 27,002 | 29,883 | 30,269 |
| < | Cwmbran | TOR | 44,592 | 46,021 | 47,254 |
| < | Ebbw Vale | BGW | 21,048 | 19,484 | 18,558 |
| < | Llanelli | CMT | 45,336 | 44,953 | 46,357 |
| < | Maesteg | BRD | 21,821 | 20,576 | 18,395 |
| < | Merthyr Tydfil | MTY | ... | ... | 30,483 |
| < | Mountain Ash / Abercynon | RHO | 23,520 | 21,301 | 20,053 |
| < | Neath | NPT | 48,687 | 45,965 | 45,898 |
| < | Newport | NEW | 115,896 | 115,522 | 116,143 |
| < | Penarth | VOG | 22,467 | 23,434 | 23,245 |
| < | Pontypool | TOR | 36,064 | 35,564 | 35,447 |
| < | Pontypridd | RHO | 29,465 | 28,487 | 29,781 |
| < | Port Talbot | NPT | 40,078 | 37,647 | 35,633 |
| < | Rhondda | RHO | 70,980 | 59,947 | 59,602 |
| < | Rhyl | DEN | 23,130 | 24,909 | 25,390 |
| < | Risca | CAE | ... | ... | 20,219 |
| < | Shotton / Hawarden | FLI | 22,361 | 23,319 | 24,751 |
| < | Swansea | SWA | 172,433 | 171,038 | 169,880 |
| < | Wrexham | WRX | 39,929 | 40,614 | 42,576 |