The areas are administratively identical, but style themselves variously.
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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
UA | Previous districts |
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Angelsey | Angelsey |
Bleanau Gwent | most of Bleanau Gwent |
Bridgend | Most of Ogwy |
Caerphilly | Islwyn and Rhymney Valley |
Camarthenshire | Camarthen, Llanelli, Dinefwr |
Cardiff | Cardiff, part of Taff-Ely |
Ceredigion | Arfon, Dwyfor, Meirionnydd |
Conwy | Aberconwy, most of Colwyn |
Denbighshire | Rhuddlan, bits of Glyndwyr and part of Colwyn |
Flintshire | Alyn, Deeside, Delyn |
Monmouthshire | Monmouth, bit of Blaenau Gwent |
Neath Port Talbot | Neath, Port Talbot, and bits of Lliw Valley |
Newport | Newport |
Pembrokeshire | Preseli, South Pembrokeshire |
Powys | Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Brecknock, part of Glyndwyr |
Rhondda Cynon Taf | Rhondda, Cynon Valley, most of Taff-Ely |
Swansea | Swansea, bits of Lliw Valley |
Torfaen | Torfaen |
Vale of Glamorgan | most of Vale of Glamorgan |
Wrexham | most of Wrexham, bits of Glyndwyr |
See also: Subdivisions of the United Kingdom, Counties of Wales