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Sign in to savePowys ( , ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to the east; Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Neath Port Talbot to the south; and Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion to the west. The largest settlement is Newtown, and the administrative centre is Llandrindod Wells.
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Powys is a county in Wales that borders both other Welsh counties and English counties to its east, with Newtown being its largest town and Llandrindod Wells serving as its administrative center. It matters as one of Wales's significant geographical and administrative divisions, covering a substantial area between North Wales and South Wales regions.
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- Powys
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- County and preserved county
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- Arms of Powys County Council.svg
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- Powys UK location map.svg
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- Powys shown within Wales
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- Sovereign state
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- United Kingdom
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Wales
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- Region
- Settlement.established_title
- Incorporated
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 April 1974
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17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Heraldry
- Government
- Attractions
- Castles
- Lakes, reservoirs and waterfalls
- Cathedral
- Cave systems
- Museums and exhibitions
- Walks
- Railways
- Fairtrade
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Powys ( , ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to the east; Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Neath Port Talbot to the south; and Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion to the west. The largest settlement is Newtown, and the administrative centre is Llandrindod Wells.
Powys is the largest and most sparsely populated county in Wales, having an area of and a population of in . While largely rural, its towns include Welshpool in the north-east, Newtown in the north-centre, Llandrindod Wells in the south-centre, Brecon in the south, Ystradgynlais in the far south-west, and Machynlleth in the far west. The Welsh language can be spoken by 16.4% of the population. The boundaries of Powys largely follow those of the historic counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and Brecknockshire.