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Caerphilly
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Caerphilly

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Locator map for the Welsh administrative region of Caerphilly.

Unitary authority in south Wales, created in 1996 from parts of the former counties of Mid Glamorgan and Gwent.

Area

270 sq km/104 sq mi

Towns

Hengoed (administrative headquarters), Caerphilly, Bargoed, Newbridge, Rhymney

Physical

rivers Rhymney and Sirhowy; highest point Twyn Ceilog (552 m/181 ft)

Features

Caerphilly Castle (1268)

Industries

iron and steel production and coal mining have been replaced by a wide range of light industries including electronics, automotive and aerospace engineering, plastics, printing, and food processing. Tourism is an important growth industry

Agriculture

cheese manufacture

Population

(2001) 169,500



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