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Wales

Part of:

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital:

Cardiff

Code

 gb-wls

 

Census Results

1801-03-10 : 587,128
1811-05-27 : 673,337
1821-05-28 : 789,271
1831-05-30 : 904,312
1841-06-07 : 1,045,958
1851-03-30 : 1,163,139
1861-04-07 : 1,286,413
1871-04-02 : 1,412,583
1881-04-03 : 1,604,821
1891-04-05 : 1,788,639
1901-03-31 : 2,012,876
1911-04-02 : 2,420,921
1921-06-19 : 2,656,474
1931-04-26 : 2,593,332
1939-09-29 :
1951-04-08 : 2,596,850
1961-04-23 : 2,644,023
1971-04-25 : 2,731,204
1981-04-05 : 2,790,500
1991-04-21 : 2,811,865
2001-04-29 :

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Wales

Administrative units

code	unitary authority	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2001-04-29 census	population 2004-06-30 estimate	population 2009-06-30 estimate
source: Office for National Statistics. source: area - ONS - for 2009-12-31, Extent of the realm measurements in square kilometers.
00PL	Blaenau Gwent	Ebbw Vale	108.76	70,064	68,800	68,800
00PB	Bridgend [Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr]	Bridgend	255.32	128,645	130,400	133,900
00PK	Caerphilly [Caerffili]	Hengoed	277.46	169,519	170,700	172,400
00PT	Cardiff [Caerdydd]	Cardiff	149.50	305,353	316,800	330,500
00NU	Carmarthenshire [Sir Gaerfyrddin]	Carmarthen	2,438.95	172,842	177,600	180,700
00NQ	Ceredigion [Sir Ceredigion]	Aberaeron	1,805.87	74,941	78,100	76,800
00NE	Conwy	Conwy	1,153.46	109,596	111,800	111,400
00NG	Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych]	Ruthin	846.29	93,065	95,600	96,700
00NJ	Flintshire [Sir y Fflint]	Mold	489.49	148,594	150,100	149,700
00NC	Gwynedd	Caernarfon	2,622.39	116,843	118,100	118,600
00NA	Isle of Anglesey [Sir Ynys Mon]	Llangefni	749.05	66,829	68,700	68,800
00PH	Merthyr Tydfil [Merthyr Tudful]	Merthyr Tydfil	111.90	55,981	55,100	55,600
00PP	Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy]	Cwmbran	886.11	84,885	87,200	87,800
00NZ	Neath Port Talbot [Castell-nedd Port Talbot]	Port Talbot	451.83	134,468	135,800	137,600
00PR	Newport [Casnewydd]	Newport	217.76	137,011	139,500	139,700
00NS	Pembrokeshire [Sir Benfro]	Haverfordwest	1,650.21	114,131	117,300	117,600
00NN	Powys	Llandrindod Wells	5,195.38	126,354	130,700	131,700
00PF	Rhondda Cynon Taff [Rhondda, Cynon, Taf]	Tonypandy	424.13	231,946	231,800	234,400
00NX	Swansea [Abertawe]	Swansea	421.20	223,301	225,500	230,100
00PD	The Vale of Glamorgan [Bro Morgannwg]	Barry	339.66	119,292	122,300	124,100
00PM	Torfaen [Tor-faen]	Pontypool	126.18	90,949	90,400	90,600
00NL	Wrexham [Wrecsam]	Wrexham	503.77	128,476	130,200	132,700
	total		21,224.66	2,903,085	2,952,500	2,990,100

Main cities

name	population 2001-04-29 census
Cardiff	292,150
Swansea	169,880
Newport	116,143
source: UK Office for National Statistics.