This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. The figures are from the 2011 census.
Rank | District | Population | Style |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cardiff | 346,100 | City and county |
2 | Swansea | 239,000 | City and county |
3 | Rhondda Cynon Taff | 234,400 | County borough |
4 | Carmarthenshire | 183,800 | County |
5 | Caerphilly | 178,800 | County borough |
6 | Flintshire | 152,500 | County |
7 | Newport | 145,700 | City |
8 | Neath Port Talbot | 139,800 | County borough |
9 | Bridgend | 139,200 | County borough |
10 | Wrexham | 134,800 | County borough |
11 | Powys | 133,000 | County |
12 | Vale of Glamorgan | 126,300 | County borough |
13 | Pembrokeshire | 122,400 | County |
14 | Gwynedd | 121,900 | County |
15 | Conwy | 115,200 | County borough |
16 | Denbighshire | 93,700 | County |
17 | Monmouthshire | 91,300 | County |
18 | Torfaen | 91,100 | County borough |
19 | Ceredigion | 75,900 | County |
20 | Blaenau Gwent | 69,800 | County borough |
21 | Anglesey | 68,700 | County |
22 | Merthyr Tydfil | 58,800 | County borough |
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