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South Glamorgan (Welsh: De Morgannwg) is a preserved county of Wales. It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area. It consisted of the county borough of Cardiff along with the southern part of the administrative county of Glamorgan, and also the parish of St Mellons from Monmouthshire.
Located in the southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. [5]
South Glamorgan County Council ( Welsh: Cyngor Sir De Morgannwg) was the local government authority that administered the county of South Glamorgan, Wales from its creation in 1974 until its abolition in 1996.
May 14, 2018 · Industries: engineering, steel. Area: 416sq km (161sq mi). Pop. (2000 est.) 450,400. World Encyclopedia. *South Glamorgan* County on the Bristol Channel, s Wales [1]; the capital is Cardiff [2]. South Glamorgan is divided into two districts – Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Until 1974, Glamorgan ( / ɡləˈmɔːrɡən / ), or sometimes Glamorganshire ( Welsh: Morgannwg [mɔrˈɡanʊɡ] or Sir Forgannwg [ˈsiːr vɔrˈɡanʊɡ] ), was an administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
The Preserved county of South Glamorgan is divided into five parliamentary constituencies: four borough constituencies and one county constituency. The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election and the 2010 United Kingdom general election. [1]
South East Wales is a loosely defined region of Wales generally corresponding to the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent. Highly urbanised, it includes the cities of Cardiff and Newport as well as large towns in the South Wales Valleys .
