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Rhondda Cynon Taff

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf
county borough
Location of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough
Admin HQ Clydach Vale
Government
 • Type Arms of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
 • Control Labour
 • MPs
 • AMs
Area
 • Total 424 km2 (164 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 13th
Population (2015)
 • Total 237,400
 • Rank Ranked 3rd
 • Density 559/km2 (1,450/sq mi)
 • Density rank Ranked 8th
 • Ethnicity 98.9% White
Welsh language
 • Rank Ranked 13th
 • Any skills 23.3%
Geocode 00PF (ONS)
W06000016 (GSS)
ISO 3166 code GB-RCT

Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ɔnða ˈkənɔn ˈtaːv]), or RCT, is a county borough in the south of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr and Fach, Cynon, Taff and Ely Valleys, plus a number of towns and villages away from the valleys. Results from the 2011 census showed 19.1% of its 234,410 residents self-identified themselves as having some ability in the use of the Welsh language.

The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly to the east, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to the south, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot to the west and Powys to the north. Its principal towns are - Aberdare, Llantrisant with Talbot Green and Pontypridd, with other key settlements/towns being - Maerdy, Ferndale, Hirwaun, Llanharan, Mountain Ash, Porth, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail and Treorchy.

See List of places in Rhondda Cynon Taf for a list of towns and villages. The most populous town in Rhondda Cynon Taf is Aberdare (Welsh: Aberdâr) with a population of 31,705 (2001 Census), followed by Pontypridd with 33,781, town proper and 55,000 in the immediate catchment area.


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