Carmarthenshire

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Carmarthenshire Principal Area
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Administrative headquarters Carmarthen
surface 2,395 km²
Residents 183,777 (2011)
Welsh speakers 63.6%
ISO 3166-2 GB-CMN
ONS code 00NU
Website www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Carmarthenshire ( Welsh : Sir Gaerfyrddin ) is a principal area and traditional county in south-west Wales .

The administrative seat and eponymous place is the city of Carmarthen . Other significant locations are Ammanford , Burry Port , Kidwelly , Llanelli , Llandeilo , Newcastle Emlyn , Llandovery , St. Clears , Whitland and Pendine .

Administrative history

Carmarthenshire is one of the thirteen traditional counties of Wales . Until 1974 Carmarthenshire was also a Welsh administrative county and was then divided into the three districts of Carmarthen, Llanelli and Dinefwr of the newly formed county of Dyfed . During the administrative reform of 1996, the three districts were merged to form the Principal Area Carmarthenshire. Carmarthenshire now has county status again.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official population figures 2011 ( MS Excel ; 291 kB)

Coordinates: 51 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 19 ′  W