Ceredigion
Sign in to saveCeredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a county in the west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Aberystwyth is the largest settlement and, together with Aberaeron, is an administrative centre of Ceredigion County Council.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ceredigion
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Melindwr, Eglwys Fach - geograph.org.uk - 646101.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Ceredigion.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Arms of Ceredigion County Council.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Ceredigion UK location map.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Ceredigion 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
- Aberaeron and Aberystwyth
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Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a county in the west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Aberystwyth is the largest settlement and, together with Aberaeron, is an administrative centre of Ceredigion County Council.
The county is the second most sparsely populated in Wales, with an area of and a population of 71,500; the latter is a decline of 4,492 since the 2011 census. After Aberystwyth (15,935), the largest towns are Cardigan (4,184) and Lampeter (2,970). Ceredigion is considered a centre of Welsh culture, and as of the 2021 census, 45.3% of the population could speak the Welsh language.