Cardiff has been the official capital of Wales since 1955 and a city since 1905. The other city in the area, Newport, only became one in 2002. The towns of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd grew rapidly during the industrial revolution, with industry focused on ironmaking and coal mining, while the cities of Newport and Cardiff grew on the backs of the shipping industry.
^"British urban pattern: population data" (PDF). ESPON project 1.4.3 Study on Urban Functions. European Spatial Planning Observation Network. March 2007. p. 119. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^Office for National Statistics: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas, List of Urban Area Names and Codes
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cardiff, newport, metropolitan, area, metropolitan, area, south, east, wales, united, kingdom, includes, cities, cardiff, newport, with, number, towns, south, wales, valleys, including, merthyr, tydfil, pontypridd, caerphilly, bridgend, ebbw, vale, with, these. The Cardiff Newport metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in south east Wales in the United Kingdom It includes the cities of Cardiff and Newport with a number of towns in the South Wales Valleys including Merthyr Tydfil Pontypridd Caerphilly Bridgend and Ebbw Vale With these outlying settlements the metropolitan area has a population of 1 09 million 1 Also referred to as the Cardiff and South Wales Valley metropolitan area it corresponds to the preserved counties of Gwent and South Glamorgan It is the largest metropolitan area in Wales with the next largest being centred on the Swansea Urban Area Cardiff has been the official capital of Wales since 1955 and a city since 1905 The other city in the area Newport only became one in 2002 The towns of Bridgend Caerphilly Ebbw Vale Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd grew rapidly during the industrial revolution with industry focused on ironmaking and coal mining while the cities of Newport and Cardiff grew on the backs of the shipping industry Subdivision 2 Population 2011 census Cardiff 353 000 Newport 153 302 Bridgend 49 404 Merthyr Tydfil 43 820 Caerphilly 41 402 Pontypridd 32 694 Ebbw Vale 18 558See also editESPON metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom South East Wales Cardiff Capital RegionReferences edit British urban pattern population data PDF ESPON project 1 4 3 Study on Urban Functions European Spatial Planning Observation Network March 2007 p 119 Retrieved 8 March 2019 Office for National Statistics Census 2001 Key Statistics for urban areas List of Urban Area Names and Codes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cardiff Newport metropolitan area amp oldid 1222109405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
