Mid Glamorgan
| Mid Glamorgan Welsh: Morgannwg Ganol |
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 Mid Glamorgan shown within Wales as a preserved county |
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| Area | |
| • 2003 | 781 km² Ranked 7th |
| Population | |
| • 2007 | 423,200 (est; 2003 borders) Ranked 4th |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by |
Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil Rhondda Cynon Taff Caerphilly Preserved county of Mid Glamorgan |
| Status | Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) |
| Government | Mid Glamorgan County Council |
| • HQ | Cardiff (extraterritorial) |
 Coat of arms of Mid Glamorgan County Council |
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| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan districts |
| • Units | 1. Cynon Valley 2. Ogwr 3. Merthyr Tydfil 4. Rhondda 5. Rhymney Valley 6. Taff-Ely |
Coordinates: 51°48′58″N 3°22′05″W / 51.816°N 3.368°W
Mid Glamorgan (Welsh: Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was also an administrative county with a county council.
Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It consisted of part of the former administrative county of Glamorgan and the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, along with the parishes of Penderyn and Vaynor from Brecknockshire and the urban districts of Bedwas and Machen, Rhymney and part of Bedwellty, from Monmouthshire.
It was divided into six districts:
Mid Glamorgan and its component districts were abolished in 1996 and the area split into the unitary authorities of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and part of Caerphilly as a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.
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