Denbighshire

Denbighshire Principal Area
Administrative headquarters	Ruthin
surface	844 km²
Residents	93,734 (2011)
Welsh speakers	36.0%
ISO 3166-2	GB-DEN
ONS code	00NG
Website	denbighshire.gov.uk

Traditional Denbighshire County
Capital	Denbigh
surface	1,732 km²
population	173,843 (1961)
Population density	100 inhabitants / km²

Denbighshire County Council coat of arms

Denbighshire ( Welsh : Sir Ddinbych ) is a principal area in north-east Wales . The administrative headquarters are in Ruthin . The largest cities are Rhyl (25,000 inhabitants) and Prestatyn (15,000 inhabitants) which are both on the coast, Ruthin, on the other hand, has only about 5,000 inhabitants.

Denbighshire is also one of the thirteen traditional counties of Wales, but as such has different boundaries than the current Principal Area.

Administrative history

Denbighshire, one of the thirteen traditional counties of Wales, was also a Welsh administrative county until 1974. The administrative county of Denbighshire was abolished in 1974 and divided into the three districts Colwyn , Wrexham Maelor and Glyndŵr of the newly formed county of Clwyd . During the administrative reform of 1996, Clwyd and its districts were dissolved. A new Principal Area Denbighshire was formed from most of the Glyndŵr District and the Rhuddlan District . Denbighshire has today again the status of a county.

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 53 ° 5 ′  N , 3 ° 21 ′  W