List of Welsh principal areas by population

This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2004 from the Office for National Statistics[1].

Rank	District	Population	Type
1	Cardiff	316,800	City
2	Rhondda Cynon Taff	231,800	County borough
3	Swansea	225,500	City and county
4	Carmarthenshire	177,600	County
5	Caerphilly	170,700	County borough
6	Flintshire	150,100	County
7	Newport	139,500	City
8	Neath Port Talbot	135,800	County borough
9	Powys	130,700	County
10	Bridgend	130,400	County borough
11	Wrexham	130,200	County borough
12	Vale of Glamorgan	122,300	County borough
13	Gwynedd	118,100	County
14	Pembrokeshire	117,300	County
15	Conwy	111,800	County borough
16	Denbighshire	95,600	County
17	Torfaen	90,400	County borough
18	Monmouthshire	87,200	County
19	Ceredigion	78,100	County
20	Blaenau Gwent	68,800	County borough
21	Anglesey	68,700	County
22	Merthyr Tydfil	55,100	County borough

See also

*List of Welsh principal areas by area
*List of Welsh traditional counties by area
*List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language
*List of English districts by population
*List of Scottish districts by population
*List of Northern Ireland districts by population