Caerphilly county borough
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Caerphilly County Borough Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili |
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| Coordinates: 51°39′22″N 3°10′59″W / 51.656°N 3.183°WCoordinates: 51°39′22″N 3°10′59″W / 51.656°N 3.183°W | |
| Admin HQ | Penallta |
| Government | |
| • Type |
 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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