List of Welsh principal areas by population
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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].
| Rank | District | Population | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | 317,500 | City and county |
| 2 | Rhondda Cynon Taff | 233,900 | County borough |
| 3 | Swansea | 227,100 | City and county |
| 4 | Carmarthenshire | 178,000 | County |
| 5 | Caerphilly | 171,300 | County borough |
| 6 | Flintshire | 150,100 | County |
| 7 | Newport | 140,100 | City |
| 8 | Neath Port Talbot | 137,100 | County borough |
| 9 | Bridgend | 132,600 | County borough |
| 10 | Powys | 131,100 | County |
| 11 | Wrexham | 131,000 | County borough |
| 12 | Vale of Glamorgan | 123,300 | County borough |
| 13 | Gwynedd | 118,300 | County |
| 14 | Pembrokeshire | 117,300 | County |
| 15 | Conwy | 111,300 | County borough |
| 16 | Denbighshire | 96,100 | County |
| 17 | Torfaen | 91,000 | County borough |
| 18 | Monmouthshire | 87,900 | County |
| 19 | Ceredigion | 77,200 | County |
| 20 | Blaenau Gwent | 69,300 | County borough |
| 21 | Anglesey | 68,900 | County |
| 22 | Merthyr Tydfil | 55,500 | County borough |
