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| Ceredigion county | |
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| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 4th 1,795 kmē ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Aberaeron |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-CGN |
| ONS code: | 00NQ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 19th 74,941 42 / kmē |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 4th 61.2% |
| Politics | |
Ceredigion County Council http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk | |
| Control: | Multi-party |
| MP: | Simon ThomasSimon Thomas (born 28 December 1963) is a Welsh politician. He is Plaid Cymru member of Parliament for Ceredigion, which he won in 2000 after a by-election caused by the resignation of Cynog Dafis. Thomas, Simon Thomas, Simon. |
| AMsThe National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 Members. 40 are elected from winner take all constituencies. 20 are elected in regions elected through proportional representation. The First Minister of the National Assembly and his Cabinet comprises the: | Elin Jones (Constituency) Mid and West Wales (Regional) |
| MEPsA Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP is a member of the European Union's directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. MEPs are the European equivalents of a country's national parliamentary members, known as MPs in: | Wales |
Ceredigion is a countyThe Counties of Wales can variously refer to: the 13 traditional counties of Wales the 8 preserved counties of Wales, used for ceremonial purposes such as Lord-Lieutenancy the modern administrative counties of Wales. in 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. It was previously part of Dyfed (along with PembrokeshirePembrokeshire ( Welsh: Sir Benfro is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. It shares a border with Carmarthenshire tot he southeast and Ceredigion ( Cardiganshire) to the northeast. The county was founded in 1282 by order of Edward I, and CarmarthenshireCarmarthenshire ( Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin is a county in Wales. Its main towns are Carmarthen, Llanelli and Ammanford. Old info about old Carmarthenshire below Known in Welsh as Sir Gaerfyrddin. A maritime County bounded N. by Cardiganshire, E. by Brecknoc) and before that it was known as CardiganshireCardiganshire Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) is a traditional county in Wales that came into being in 1282. In 1282 Edward I conquered the principality of Wales and divided the area into counties. The name Cardigan was an anglicization of the name for the histor or Sir Aberteifi in Welsh. It is a coastal county, bordered by Cardigan Bay to the west, Gwynedd to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire to the south, and Pembrokeshire to the south-west.
The name Ceredigion means 'Land of Ceredig', who was a son of Cunedda, a chieftain who reconquered much of Wales from the Irish around the fifth century AD.
Its area is 440,630 acres. The population of the county is 64,000. From 1974 until 1996 it was a district in the county of Dyfed, under the name of 'Ceredigion'. It was split out again on April 1, 1996 as Cardiganshire, only to change its name back to 'Ceredigion' on April 2.
The main towns are Aberaeron, Aberarth , Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Eglwys Fach , Lampeter, Llanrhystud, New Quay, Newcastle Emlyn (partly in Carmarthenshire) and Tregaron.
The Cambrian Mountains cover much of the east of the county. In the south and west the surface is less elevated. The highest point is Plynlimon at 2,486 feet, where five rivers have their source: the Severn, the Wye, the Dulas, the Llyfnant and Rheidol, the last of which meets the Mynach in a 300-foot plunge at the Devil's Bridge chasm. The 50 miles of coastline has many sandy beaches. The chief river is the Teifi which forms the border with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire for much of its length.
Places of special interest: Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth (SN5881); Devil's Bridge (SN7477); Strata Florda Abbey (SN7465); Vale of Rheidol Railway (SN5881). Aberystwyth Castle, Nanteos Mansion , Welsh Gold Centre Tregaron, Llywernog Silver Lead Mine
A referendum was held on May 20, 2004 on whether to have a directly-elected mayor for the county; this was rejected by a large majority.
| Traditional Cardiganshire | |