This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2006 from the Office for National Statistics[1]. For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Office for National Statistics logo The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the United Kingdom government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels. ...

This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: ) is a one of thirteen historic counties and a principal area in Wales. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: ) is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in what was the traditional county of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county and principal area in mid Wales. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ...

See also

• List of Welsh principal areas by area
• List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language
• List of English districts by population
• List of Scottish districts by population
• List of Northern Ireland districts by population