Caerphilly County Borough
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Caerphilly County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.
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Caerphilly County Borough
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Coordinates: 51.656°N 3.183°W / 51.656; -3.183 | |
Country | Wales |
Admin HQ | Penallta |
Largest town | Caerphilly |
Government | |
• Type | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
• Control | Labour |
• MPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 18th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 176,005 |
• Rank | Ranked 5th |
• Density | 635/km2 (1,640/sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 4th |
• Ethnicity | 98.8% White |
Welsh language | |
• Rank | Ranked 17th |
• Speakers | 10.5%[1] |
Geocode | 00PK (ONS) W06000018 (GSS) |
ISO 3166 code | GB-CAY |
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Its main and largest town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are Bedwas, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney.