Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of . In 2025, it had an estimated population of 58,362, making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population.
  • Principal area with about 60,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,280 feet (390 metres)
  • …is abbreviated as “MTY”
  • Description: principal area in south-east Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as
    “County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil”
    “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Merthyr Tydfil railway station and Rhymney railway station.
Railway station
serves the villages… is situated 2 miles southwest of Merthyr Tydfil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merthyr Tydfil and Tredegar.
is a town and County Borough in South…
is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, . is situated 2 miles east of Merthyr Tydfil.
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Latitude
51.75° or 51° 45′ north
Longitude
-3.3333° or 3° 20′ west
Open location code
9C3RQM28+2M
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Merthyr Tydfil” goes by many names.
Merthyr TydfilBasque
মার্থার টিডভিলBengali
Merthyr TudfulBreton
Мърдър ТидфилBulgarian
Мърдър Тидфил (град)Bulgarian
Мъртър ТидфилBulgarian
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughCebuano
梅瑟蒂德菲尔自治市Chinese
梅瑟蒂德菲爾自治市Chinese
梅瑟蒂德菲爾郡級自治市Chinese
Merthyr TusvilCornish
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughDanish
મેર્થીર ટાઇદફિલ કાઉન્ટી બોરોGujarati
מרת’ר טידווילHebrew
מרת’ר טידוויל (מחוז)Hebrew
Merthyr TydfilIdo
Merthyr Tydfil (komtiala municipo)Ido
Merthyr TudfulIrish
Merthyr TydfilIrish
Distretto di contea di Merthyr TydfilItalian
Merthyr TydfilItalian
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughItalian
マーサー・ティドビルJapanese
ಮೆರ್ಥಿರ್ ಟೈಡ್ಫಿಲ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ ಬರೋKannada
머서티드빌 자치시Korean
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughLadin
MērtirtidvilaLatvian
Mērtirtidvila (grāfistes boro)Latvian
Co-chorp Coontae Verthyr TudfulManx
Coontae Corpagh Merthyr TudfulManx
Merthyr Tydfil Chū-tī KūnMin Nan Chinese
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughNorthern Frisian
شهرستان مستقل مرثر تیدویلPersian
Merthyr TydfilPolish
Мертир-ТидвилRussian
Merthyr Tydfil Coonty BurghScots
Merthyr TudfulScottish Gaelic
GB-MTYSlovenian
Merthyr TydfilSlovenian
Merthyr TydfilSwedish
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughSwedish
மெர்த்திற் டிடபில் கவுண்டி பாரூக்ஹ்Tamil
మెర్తిర్ టైడ్ఫిల్ కౌంటీ బోరోTelugu
Merthyr TydfilTurkish
Мертір-ТідвілUkrainian
میرتھیر تیدفیل کاؤنٹی بوروUrdu
Merthyr TydfilVenetian
Bwrdeisdref Sirol Merthyr TudfulWelsh
Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr TudfulWelsh
Merthyr TudfulWelsh

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