Denbighshire

Also known as Sir Ddinbych, County of Denbighshire, Denbighshire County

thumb|Berwyn Viaducts, Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthin is the administrative centre. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Denbighshire
Settlement.settlement_type: County
Settlement.image_alt: Collage of three images, with Eglwyseg valley on top, lower-left a seafront sculpture in Prestatyn, and lower-right Rhuddlan Castle
Settlement.image_shield: Arms of Denbighshire County Council.svg
Settlement.image_map: Denbighshire UK location map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Denbighshire 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: Preservedcounty
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Clwyd
Settlement.established_title: Incorporated
Settlement.established_date: 1 April 1996
Settlement.seat_type: Administrative HQ
Settlement.seat: Ruthin
Settlement.government_type: Principal council

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Formation
Early history
Archaeology
Geography
Population
Economy
Transport
Politics
See also
References
External links

Denbighshire has an area of and a population of 95,800, making it sparsely populated. The most populous area is the coast, where Rhyl and Prestatyn form a single built-up area with a population of 46,267. The next-largest towns are Denbigh, Ruthin, and Rhuddlan, while St Asaph is its only city. All of these settlements are in the northern half of the county; the south is even less densely populated, and the only towns are Corwen and Llangollen.

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