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For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. There are 9 counties, 3 cities, and 10 county boroughs, although all have equal status. Collectively these are known as the principal areas of Wales. They came into being on April 1, 1996.
See: List of Welsh principal areas by population, List of Welsh principal areas by area, List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language
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Areas are Counties, unless marked * (for Cities) or † (for County Boroughs). Welsh language forms are given in parentheses, where they differ from the English.
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| United Kingdom | Wales | Principal areas of Wales | |
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Anglesey | Blaenau Gwent | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff | Carmarthenshire | Ceredigion | Conwy | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Gwynedd | Merthyr Tydfil | Monmouthshire | Neath Port Talbot | Newport | Pembrokeshire | Powys | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Swansea | Torfaen | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham |
The current names of the counties and county boroughs are in some cases different from those specified in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. The following changes took place, all with effect from April 2, 1996.
From 1889 to 1974, the administrative counties of Wales were used for local government. These were based on the traditional counties of Wales, but not entirely identical.
There were also a number of independent county boroughs
In 1974, eight new two-tier counties were created. These were all given names in Welsh, apart from the Glamorgans, which had English names as well as Welsh.
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The division into districts of these was as follows
When these counties were abolished in 1996, they were retained with slight amendations for some purposes such as Lieutenancy, and became known as the preserved counties of Wales. These were further amended in 2003 to ensure that each unitary area is wholly within one preserved county.
| United Kingdom | Wales | Preserved counties of Wales | |
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Clwyd - Dyfed - Gwent - Gwynedd - Mid Glamorgan - Powys - South Glamorgan - West Glamorgan |
The redistribution of these districts into the current unitary authorities is as follows:
| Unitary authorities | Previous districts |
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| Anglesey | Anglesey |
| Blaenau Gwent | most of Blaenau Gwent |
| Bridgend | most of Ogwr |
| Caerphilly | Islwyn, Rhymney Valley |
| Carmarthenshire | Carmarthen, Llanelli, Dinefwr |
| Cardiff | Cardiff, part of Taff–Ely |
| Ceredigion | Ceredigion |
| Conwy | Aberconwy, most of Colwyn |
| Denbighshire | Rhuddlan, parts of Glyndwr and Colwyn |
| Flintshire | Alyn and Deeside, Delyn |
| Gwynedd | Arfon, Dwyfor, Meirionnydd |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Monmouthshire | Monmouth, part of Blaenau Gwent |
| Neath Port Talbot | Neath, Port Talbot, parts of Lliw Valley |
| Newport | Newport |
| Pembrokeshire | Preseli, South Pembrokeshire |
| Powys | Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Brecknock, part of Glyndwr |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Rhondda, Cynon Valley, most of Taff-Ely |
| Swansea | Swansea, parts of Lliw Valley |
| Torfaen | Torfaen |
| Vale of Glamorgan | most of Vale of Glamorgan |
| Wrexham | most of Wrexham, parts of Glyndwr |
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