Torfaen
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 20th 126 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Pontypool |
| GB-TOF | |
| ONS code | 00PM |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked {{Welsh council population Ranked {{Welsh council population / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.2% White. |
| Welsh language - Any skills | Ranked 19th 14.5% |
| Politics | |
 Torfaen County Borough Council http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | |
| MP | |
Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. It lies within the traditional county of Monmouthshire.
The district borders Newport to the south, Monmouthshire to the east, and Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly to the west. Its main towns are Cwmbran, Pontypool Abersychan and Blaenavon.
Government
The region is governed by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.Electoral divisions
The county borough is divided into 24 electoral wards returning 44 councillors. There are 6 elected community councils in the region. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
| Ward | Communities (Parishes) | Other geographic areas |
| Abersychan | Abersychan | |
| Blaenavon | Blaenavon Town* | |
| Brynwern | Pontymoile (Brynwern ward) | |
| Coed Eva | Fairwater (Coed Eva ward) | |
| Croesyceiliog North | Croesyceiliog & Llanyrafon* (Croesyceiliog North ward) | |
| Croesyceiliog South | Croesyceiliog & Llanyrafon* (Croesyceiliog South ward) | |
| Cwmyniscoy | Pontymoile (Cwmyniscoy ward) | |
| Fairwater | Fairwater (Fairwater and Oaksford ward) | |
| Greenmeadow | Fairwater (Greenmeadow ward) | |
| Llantarnam |
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| Llanyrafon North | Llanyrafon (Llanyrafon North ward) | |
| Llanyrafon South |
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| New Inn | New Inn | |
| Panteg | Panteg | |
| Pontnewydd |
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| Pontnewynydd | Pen Tranch (Pontnewynydd ward) | |
| Pontypool | Pontypool* | |
| Snatchwood | Pen Tranch (Snatchwood ward) | |
| St. Cadocs and Penygarn | Trevethin (St. Cadocs and Penygarn ward) | |
| St. Dials | Cwmbran Central* (St. Dials ward) | |
| Trevethin | Trevethin (Trevethin ward) | |
| Two Locks | Cwmbran Central* (Two Locks ward) | |
| Upper Cwmbran | Upper Cwmbran | |
| Wainfelin | Pen Tranch (Wainfelin ward) |
See also: Henllys community council.
| Principal areas of Wales |
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| Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 Anglesey | Blaenau Gwent | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff | Carmarthenshire | Ceredigion | Conwy | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Gwynedd | Merthyr Tydfil | Monmouthshire | Neath Port Talbot | Newport | Pembrokeshire | Powys | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Swansea | Torfaen | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | |
| Local government counties and districts of Wales 1974 – 1996 |
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Local authorities created by the Local Government Act 1972
CLWYD: Alyn and Deeside | Colwyn | Delyn | Glyndwr | Rhuddlan | Wrexham Maelor | |
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