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Caerphilly county borough

Caerphilly County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili
county borough
Location of Caerphilly County Borough
Coordinates: 51°39′22″N 3°10′59″W / 51.656°N 3.183°W / 51.656; -3.183Coordinates: 51°39′22″N 3°10′59″W / 51.656°N 3.183°W / 51.656; -3.183
Admin HQ Penallta
Government
 • Type Arms of Caerphilly County Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council
 • Control Labour
 • MPs
Area
 • Total 278 km2 (107 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 18th
Population (2015)
 • Total 180,200
 • Rank Ranked 5th
 • Density 649/km2 (1,680/sq mi)
 • Density rank Ranked 4th
 • Ethnicity 98.8% White
Welsh language
 • Rank Ranked 17th
 • Any skills 16.8%
Geocode 00PK (ONS)
W06000018 (GSS)
ISO 3166 code GB-CAY

Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili; [kɑːɨrˈfɪli]) is a county borough in southern Wales, straddling the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.

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.

Caerphilly County Borough is in southeast Wales and straddles the border between the old counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. It is bordered by Cardiff to the southwest, Newport to the southeast, Torfaen to the east, Blaenau Gwent to the northeast, Powys to the north, Merthyr Tydfil to the northwest and Rhondda Cynon Taf to the west.

The northern part of the borough is formed by the broad expanse of the Rhymney Valley. The Rhymney River rises in the hills in the north and flows southwards for about thirty miles, looping round to the east just to the north of Caerphilly, the largest town in the borough, before reaching the Bristol Channel. Some of the larger towns are Bedwas, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney. The valley also includes the communities of Abertysswg, Fochriw, Pontlottyn, Tir-Phil, Brithdir, New Tredegar, Aberbargoed, Rhymney and Ystrad Mynach, and the towns of Bargoed and Caerphilly.


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