Carmarthenshire

Also known as Sir Gaerfyrddin, Sir Gâr, Carms, County of Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire County, Sir Gar

Carmarthenshire ( ; or informally ) is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as the "Garden of Wales" and is also home to the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Carmarthenshire
Settlement.settlement_type: County and historic county
Settlement.image_shield: Arms of Carmarthenshire County Council.svg
Settlement.image_map: Carmarthenshire UK location map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Carmarthenshire shown within Wales
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_name: United Kingdom
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Wales
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Preserved county
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Dyfed
Settlement.established_title: Incorporated
Settlement.established_date: 1 April 1996
Settlement.seat_type: AdministrativeHQ
Settlement.seat: County Hall, Carmarthen
Settlement.government_type: Principal council
Settlement.governing_body: Carmarthenshire County Council

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Official website

Carmarthenshire County Council Website : Gwefan Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

Carmarthenshire County Council - All your council services : Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin - Eich holl wasanaethau'r cyngor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: principal area of Wales
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Wales
Contains: Ammanford
Capital: Carmarthen
Population: 187568
Area: 2370.3053
Body of water: Carmarthen Bay
Shares border with: Brecknockshire
Official website: www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Image: Carmathenshire montage.jpg
Motto: RHYDDID GWERIN FFYNIANT GWLAD

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Commons category: Carmarthenshire
topic's main category: Category:Carmarthenshire
category of associated people: Category:People from Carmarthenshire
category for people born here: Category:People born in Carmarthenshire
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Carmarthenshire
contains settlement: Ammanford
territory overlaps: Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
language used: Welsh
P12749: Pierre Trudeau

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Economy
Local government
Demography and the Welsh language
Landmarks
Sports and leisure
Transport
Rail
Road
Bus
Cuisine
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Carmarthenshire has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The county town was founded by the Romans, and the region was part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth in the High Middle Ages. After invasion by the Normans in the 12th and 13th centuries it was subjugated, along with other parts of Wales, by Edward I of England. There was further unrest in the early 15th century, when the Welsh rebelled under Owain Glyndŵr, and during the English Civil War.

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