Merthyr Tydfil
Locator map for the Welsh administrative region of Merthyr Tydfil.
Unitary authority in south Wales, created in 1996 from part of the former county of Mid Glamorgan.
Area
111 sq km/43 sq mi
Towns
Merthyr Tydfil (administrative headquarters)
Physical
highest point Merthyr Common (530 m/1,739 ft), River Taff
Features
area includes part of
Brecon Beacons National Park
Industries
light engineering, electrical goods
Agriculture
mixed farming
Population
(2001) 56,000
| The authority is based mainly around the upper valley of the River Taff. It was formerly a centre of the Welsh coal and steel industries. The area has the largest land-reclamation scheme in Europe. |
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