Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful (Welsh)
County borough
Left to Right: Taff Bargoed Community Park, Treharris Water tower at Pontsticill Reservoir Cyfarthfa Castle near Merthyr Tydfil
Coat of arms
Admin HQ	Merthyr Tydfil
Largest town	Merthyr Tydfil
Government
• Type	Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
• Control	Labour
• MPs	Gerald Jones
• MSs	Dawn Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Constituency) South Wales East (Regional)
Area
• Total	111 km2 (43 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 21st
Population  (2022)
• Total	58,883
• Rank	Ranked 22nd
• Density	528/km2 (1,370/sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 9th
• Ethnicity	99.6% White
Welsh language
• Rank	Ranked 15th
• Speakers	8.9%[1]
Geocode	00PH (ONS) W06000024 (GSS)
ISO 3166 code	GB-MTY
Website	www.merthyr.gov.uk

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In mid 2018, it had an estimated population of 60,183 ^[2] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by both population and land area. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan and takes its name from the town with the same name. The county borough consists of the northern part of the Taff Valley and the smaller neighbouring Taff Bargoed Valley. It borders the counties of Rhondda Cynon Taf to the west, Caerphilly County Borough to the east, and Powys to the north.