Rhondda Cynon Taff
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| Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 13th 424 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Tonypandy |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-RCT |
| ONS code: | 00PF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 2nd 231,946 547 / km² |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 13th 21.1% |
| Politics | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council http://www.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk | |
| Control: | Labour Party |
| MPs: | Chris Bryant Ann Clwyd Kim Howells Huw Irranca-Davies |
Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon Tāf) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales.
The district borders Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly to the east, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to the south, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Aberdare, Mountain Ash and Pontypridd.
Settlements in the district include:
- Aberdare
- Glyncoch
- Hirwaun
- Llanharan, Llantrisant
- Maerdy, Miskin, Mountain Ash
- Pontypridd, Porth
- Tonypandy, Tonyrefail, Treherbert
- Ynysybwl
The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996 by the merger of the former districts of Cynon Valley, Rhondda and part of Taff-Ely.
| United Kingdom | Wales | Principal areas of Wales | |
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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 |
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