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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of . In 2024, it had an estimated population of 58,972, making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population.
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  • Type: principal area of Wales with 58,900 residents
  • Description: principal area in south-east Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil” and “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Merthyr Tydfil railway station and Rhymney railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Robert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in . It is the northern terminus of the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Railway station
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serves the town of in . Situated on the Valley Lines network 23 miles north of , it is the terminus of the Rhymney Line.

Railway station
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serves the villages of and in , . It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. is situated 2 miles southwest of Merthyr Tydfil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merthyr Tydfil and Tredegar.

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is a town and County Borough in South Wales in the historic county of on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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is a small industrial town in , . It is by no means a major tourist destination, but it does have a certain off-the-beaten-path charm and is located on the edge of , making it a fine base for hiking.

Town
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is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, . It is within the historic boundaries of . With the villages of , , , and , is designated as the '' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council. is situated 2 miles east of Merthyr Tydfil.

Merthyr Tydfil

Latitude
51.75° or 51° 45′ north
Longitude
-3.3333° or 3° 20′ west
Population
58,900
Elevation
1,276 feet (389 metres)
Abbreviation
“MTY”
Open location code
9C3RQM28+2M
Geo­Names ID
3333243
Wiki­data ID
Q3306663
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Merthyr Tydfil” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Bengali: “মার্থার টিডভিল”
  • Breton: “Merthyr Tudful”
  • Bulgarian: “Мърдър Тидфил (град)”
  • Bulgarian: “Мърдър Тидфил”
  • Bulgarian: “Мъртър Тидфил”
  • Cebuano: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Chinese: “Merthyr Tydfil Chū-tī Kūn”
  • Chinese: “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”
  • Cornish: “Merthyr Tusvil”
  • Danish: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • French: “Borough de Merthyr Tydfil”
  • French: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • German: “GB-MTY”
  • German: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • German: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Gujarati: “મેર્થીર ટાઇદફિલ કાઉન્ટી બોરો”
  • Hebrew: “מרת’ר טידוויל (מחוז)”
  • Hebrew: “מרת’ר טידוויל”
  • Irish: “Merthyr Tudful”
  • Irish: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Italian: “Distretto di contea di Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Italian: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Italian: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Japanese: “マーサー・ティドビル”
  • Kannada: “ಮೆರ್ಥಿರ್ ಟೈಡ್ಫಿಲ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ ಬರೋ”
  • Korean: “머서티드빌 자치시”
  • Ladin: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Latvian: “Mērtirtidvila (grāfistes boro)”
  • Latvian: “Mērtirtidvila”
  • Manx: “Co-chorp Coontae Verthyr Tudful”
  • Manx: “Coontae Corpagh Merthyr Tudful”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Merthyr Tydfil Chū-tī Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Persian: “شهرستان مستقل مرثر تیدویل”
  • Polish: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Portuguese: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Russian: “Мертир-Тидвил”
  • Scots: “Merthyr Tydfil Coonty Burgh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Merthyr Tudful”
  • Slovenian: “GB-MTY”
  • Slovenian: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Spanish: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Swedish: “Merthyr Tydfil County Borough”
  • Swedish: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Tamil: “மெர்த்திற் டிடபில் கவுண்டி பாரூக்ஹ்”
  • Telugu: “మెర్తిర్ టైడ్ఫిల్ కౌంటీ బోరో”
  • Turkish: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Ukrainian: “Мертір-Тідвіл”
  • Urdu: “میرتھیر تیدفیل کاؤنٹی بورو”
  • Venetian: “Merthyr Tydfil”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeisdref Sirol Merthyr Tudful”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful”
  • Welsh: “Merthyr Tudful”

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