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Subdivisions of Wales

The Unitary Authorities of the Welsh Principal Areas are the subdivisions of Wales, United Kingdom. They succeded what are now known as the preserved counties of Wales as local government boundaries in 1994, which were introduced to replaced the administrative counties of Wales in 1974. The previous divisions were based on the traditional counties of Wales but several areas were independent county boroughs.

The areas are administratively identical, but style themselves variously.

Table of contents
1 List
2 History
3 References

List

Cities

County Boroughs

Counties

History

In 1974 new administrative regions of Wales called counties were created to replace the previous system of 13 counties and 4 county boroughs. These were two-tier authorities. These and there districts were as follows

The makeup of these districts into the current UAs is as follows

UAPrevious districts
AngelseyAngelsey
Bleanau Gwentmost of Bleanau Gwent
BridgendMost of Ogwy
CaerphillyIslwyn and Rhymney Valley
CamarthenshireCamarthen, Llanelli, Dinefwr
CardiffCardiff, part of Taff-Ely
CeredigionArfon, Dwyfor, Meirionnydd
ConwyAberconwy, most of Colwyn
DenbighshireRhuddlan, bits of Glyndwyr and part of Colwyn
FlintshireAlyn, Deeside, Delyn
MonmouthshireMonmouth, bit of Blaenau Gwent
Neath Port TalbotNeath, Port Talbot, and bits of Lliw Valley
NewportNewport
PembrokeshirePreseli, South Pembrokeshire
PowysMontgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Brecknock, part of Glyndwyr
Rhondda Cynon TafRhondda, Cynon Valley, most of Taff-Ely
SwanseaSwansea, bits of Lliw Valley
TorfaenTorfaen
Vale of Glamorganmost of Vale of Glamorgan
Wrexhammost of Wrexham, bits of Glyndwyr

See also: Subdivisions of the United Kingdom, Counties of Wales

References