South Wales
South Wales (Welsh: De Cymru) is the region of Wales located near England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the southwest of the United Kingdom. It has a population of about 2.2 million people.[1] The Brecon Beacons national park covers about a third of South Wales. The park also contains Pen y Fan, the highest mountain south of Snowdonia.
The region's boundary is not specifically known. It is considered that Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire are a part of it. By the west, from Swansea westwards, local people would probably say that they lived in both South Wales and West Wales because of the overlap in the artificial boundaries.
South Wales Media
Map of one definition of South Wales, combining common definitions of South East and South West Wales, including Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, which may also be considered West Wales. Areas shaded light red are historically considered South Wales, but may be considered Mid Wales today. Other definitions of the region exist.
Pen y Fan2,907 ft (886 metres)
17-18th century map of South Wales with Monmouthshire considered in this map to be part of England.
British Coalfields, 19th Century
Section of the southeastern Cardiff skyline
Barry Island
The Big Pit National Coal Museum at Blaenavon – exhibiting economic past
Terraced housing in Llanbradach in the South Wales Valleys
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