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Sign in to saveDyfed () is a preserved county in southwestern Wales, covering the modern counties Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It is mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was an administrative county of Wales, with its council based at Carmarthen. Dyfed continues to give name to public services including Dyfed-Powys Police and Dyfed Telecom.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Dyfed
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- County Hall, Carmarthen
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–)
- Historic subdivision.Origin
- Kingdom of Dyfed
- Historic subdivision.Start
- 1974
- Historic subdivision.End
- 1996
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Dyfed County Council
- Historic subdivision.Replace
- Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, PembrokeshirePreserved county of Dyfed
- Historic subdivision.Map
- 200pxDyfed shown as a preserved county since 2003
- Historic subdivision.Arms
- 150px|Arms of Dyfed County Council
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 316,369
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
- 1971
- Historic subdivision.PopulationSecond
- 351,100 (estimate)
- Historic subdivision.PopulationSecondYear
- 1992
- Historic subdivision.AreaFirst
- 5,766 km2
- Historic subdivision.AreaFirstYear
- 1974
- Historic subdivision.AreaLast
- km²
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Headquarters
- Continued use of name
- Geography
- See also
- References
Dyfed () is a preserved county in southwestern Wales, covering the modern counties Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It is mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was an administrative county of Wales, with its council based at Carmarthen. Dyfed continues to give name to public services including Dyfed-Powys Police and Dyfed Telecom.
==Etymology==