Ceredigion
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 4th 1,795 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Aberaeron |
| GB-CGN | |
| ONS code | 00NQ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - () - Density | Ranked {{Welsh council population Ranked {{Welsh council population / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.5% White |
| Welsh language - Any skills | Ranked 4th 61.2% |
| Politics | |
 Ceredigion County Council http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/ | |
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| MEPs | Wales |
- For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation)
Geography
- see also: List of places in Ceredigion
The main towns are Aberaeron, Aberarth, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Lampeter, Llanddewi Brefi, Llandysul, Llanilar, Llanrhystud, New Quay, Newcastle Emlyn (partly in Carmarthenshire) and Tregaron.
The Cambrian Mountains cover much of the east of the county; this large area forms part of the desert of Wales. In the south and west the surface is less elevated. The highest point is Plynlimon at 2,486 feet (758 m), where five rivers have their source: the Severn, the Wye, the Dulas, the Llyfnant and River Rheidol, the last of which meets the Afon Mynach in a 300 foot (100 m) plunge at the Devil's Bridge chasm. The 50 miles (80 km) of coastline has many sandy beaches. The largest river is the River Teifi which forms the border with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire for much of its length. Other significant rivers include the River Aeron which has its estuary at Aberaeron, the River Ystwyth and the River Rheidol both of which reach the sea in Aberystwyth harbour.
For a county of such a small population, it may be considered unusual that two universities are within the county boundaries: the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and the University of Wales, Lampeter. The National Library of Wales, which was founded in 1907, is also located in the county.
History
- see: Cardiganshire for more about the traditional county that shares similar boundaries to Ceredigion
Places of interest
- Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth (SN5881)
- Devil's Bridge (SN7477)
- Strata Florida Abbey (SN7465)
- Aberystwyth Electric Cliff Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway (SN5881)
- Aberystwyth Castle
- Nanteos Mansion
- Welsh Gold Centre Tregaron
- Llywernog Silver Lead Mine
Government
Between 1888 and 1974, the county was governed by Cardiganshire county council, and on local government reorganisation in 1974, a new Ceredigion district council was formed in the administrative county of Dyfed. On April 1, 1996, Ceredigion district was made a unitary authority, under the name of Cardiganshire, only to change its name back to 'Ceredigion' on April 2.A referendum was held on May 20, 2004 on whether to have a directly-elected mayor for the county; this was rejected by a large majority.
External links
- [Ceredigion county council] (official site)
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