Caerphilly County Borough

Coordinates: 51°39′22″N 3°10′59″W / 51.656°N 3.183°W / 51.656; -3.183

Caerphilly County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 18th 278 km² 0 %
Admin HQ	Hengoed
ISO 3166-2	GB-CAY
ONS code	00PK
Demographics
Population: - Total (2010 est.) - Density	Ranked 5th 173,100 Ranked 5th 623 / km²
Ethnicity	98.8% White.
Welsh language - Any skills	Ranked 17th 16.8%
Politics
Caerphilly County Borough Council http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/
Control	NOC (Plaid minority administration)
MPs	Wayne David Dai Havard Chris Evans

Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a county borough in southern Wales, straddling the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.

Its main town is Caerphilly, and also the largest. Other towns in the county borough are Bedwas, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney.

History

The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 by the merger of the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan with the Islwyn borough of Gwent.

Government

The region is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Schools

Secondary schools in Caerphilly County Borough:

• Bedwas High School, Bedwas
• Blackwood Comprehensive School, Blackwood
• Cwmcarn High School, Cwmcarn
• Heolddu Comprehensive School, Bargoed
• Lewis Girls Comprehensive School, Hengoed
• Lewis School Pengam, Bargoed
• Newbridge Comprehensive School, Newbridge
• Oakdale Comprehensive School, Oakdale
• Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School, Pontllanfraith
• Rhymney Comprehensive School, Rhymney
• Risca Community Comprehensive School, Risca
• St. Martin's Comprehensive School, Caerphilly
• St. Cennydd Comprehensive School, Caerphilly
• Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, Blackwood (Welsh language)

See also

• List of places in Caerphilly County Borough for a list of towns and villages

External links

• Caerphilly Council official website
• Caerphilly County Borough at the Open Directory Project
• Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili the Welsh Language Initiative for Caerphilly County Borough
• Visit Caerphilly Tourism site by the local authority
• Caerphilly Net News site for the borough