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| Caerphilly county borough | |
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| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 16th 278 kmē ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Hengoed |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-CAY |
| ONS code: | 00PK |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 5th 169,519 610 / kmē |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 17th 16.7% |
| Politics | |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk | |
| Control: | Labour Party |
| MPs: | Wayne DavidWayne David (born 1 July 1957) is a Welsh politician. He has been Labour member of Parliament for Caerphilly since 2001. Before entering Parliament he had been a member of the European Parliament. David, Wayne David, Wayne David, Wayne. Dai HavardDai Havard (born February 7, 1950) is a Welsh politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. He has been in Parliament since 2001, inheriting Edward Rowland's old seat, on a greatly decreased majority. Before then, he ha Don TouhigJames Donnelly Touhig known as Don Toulhig (born December 5, 1947) is the Welsh Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Islwyn, and is a parliamentary secretary at the Wales Office. He was elected to Parliament in a by-election in 1995, to replac |
Caerphilly is a county boroughCounty borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. History When the first county councils were created, it was decided that to let them have authority over the large tow in south WalesFor alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation Wales ( Welsh: Cymru pronounced /"k@mrI/ SAMPA, km IPA, 'Kumree' approximate pronunciation) is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom (the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ir. Its main town is CaerphillyCaerphilly ( Welsh: Caerffili is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney valley, in the South Welsh Valleys. It is the site of Caerphilly castle built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and is the main town in the county borough of C. Other towns in the county borough are Bedwas , RiscaRisca is a small town of approximately 15,000 people in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, UK. It has a rural aspect, and is surrounded by several extensively-wooded hills including Mynydd Machen (362 m) and Twmbarlwm (419 m). Twmbarlwm has the remains of, Ystrad Mynach , NewbridgeNewbridge An Droichead Nua in Irish) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, near the midlands of Ireland. The M7 motorway bypasses the town, which is one of the larger towns in the county. The town is connected to the railway network, on the Du, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney.
The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996 by the merger of the
Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan with the Islwyn borough of Gwent.
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