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Ceredigion
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Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a county in the west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Aberystwyth is the largest settlement and, together with Aberaeron, is an administrative centre of Ceredigion County Council.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ceredigion
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Melindwr, Eglwys Fach - geograph.org.uk - 646101.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Ceredigion.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Arms of Ceredigion County Council.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Ceredigion UK location map.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Ceredigion shown within Wales
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Wales
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Preserved county
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Dyfed
- Settlement.established_title
- Incorporated
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 April 1996
- Settlement.seat_type
- AdministrativeHQ
- Settlement.seat
- Aberaeron and Aberystwyth
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Wales
- Capital
- Aberaeron
- Population
- 72992
- Area
- 1785.6033
- Body of water
- Cardigan Bay
- Shares border with
- Powys
- Highest point
- Pumlumon Fawr
- Official website
- www.ceredigion.gov.uk
- Image
- Cardigan Island - geograph.org.uk - 38426.jpg
- Motto
- GOLUD GWLAD RHYDDID
Show 9 more facts
- historic county
- Cardiganshire
- Commons category
- Ceredigion
- topic's main category
- Category:Ceredigion
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ceredigion
- category for people born here
- Category:People born in Ceredigion
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- permanent duplicated item
- Cardiganshire
- language used
- English language
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Government
- Economy
- Leisure
- Transport
- Library
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a county in the west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Aberystwyth is the largest settlement and, together with Aberaeron, is an administrative centre of Ceredigion County Council.
The county is the second most sparsely populated in Wales, with an area of and a population of 71,500; the latter is a decline of 4,492 since the 2011 census. After Aberystwyth (15,935), the largest towns are Cardigan (4,184) and Lampeter (2,970). Ceredigion is considered a centre of Welsh culture, and as of the 2021 census, 45.3% of the population could speak the Welsh language.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ceredigion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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