Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough

*Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf* (Welsh)
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh)
County borough
	Clockwise from top: Maerdy Mountain near Maerdy, Riverside path in Mountain Ash, and St Catherine's Church in Pontypridd
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Latin: Adsumus Ut Adiuvemus, lit. 'we are here to help'
	Rhondda Cynon Taf shown within Wales
	Coordinates: 51°39′10″N 03°26′00″W / 51.65278°N 3.43333°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Wales
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan
Incorporated	1 April 1996
Administrative HQ	Pontypridd
Government
• Type	Principal council
• Body	Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
• Control	Labour
• MPs	5 MPs Alex Barros-Curtis (L) ; Chris Bryant (L) ; Alex Davies-Jones (L) ; Gerald Jones (L) ; Anna McMorrin (L) ;
• MSs	4 MSs Buffy Williams (L) ; Vikki Howells (L) ; Mick Antoniw (L) ; Huw Irranca-Davies (L) ; +8 regional members; (S. Central + S. West)
Area
• Total	164 sq mi (424 km2)
• Rank	13th
Population (2022)
• Total	239,018
• Rank	3rd
• Density	1,460/sq mi (564/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	CF
Dialling codes	01656
ISO 3166 code	GB-RCT
GSS code	W06000016
Website	rctcbc.gov.uk

Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ɔnða ˈkənɔn ˈtaːv]; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: Taf) and Ely valleys, plus several towns and villages away from the valleys.

Results from the 2011 census showed 19.1% of its 234,410 residents self-identified as having some ability in the use of the Welsh language.^[3] The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil County Borough and Caerphilly County Borough to the east, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to the south, Bridgend County Borough and Neath Port Talbot to the west and Powys to the north. Its principal towns are - Aberdare, Llantrisant with Talbot Green and Pontypridd, with other key settlements/towns being - Maerdy, Ferndale, Hirwaun, Llanharan, Mountain Ash, Porth, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail and Treorchy.

The most populous individual town in Rhondda Cynon Taf is Aberdare (Welsh: Aberdâr) with a population of 39,550 (2011), followed by Pontypridd with 32,694 (2011). The largest built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics is the Tonypandy built-up area, with a population of 62,545 (2011), which covers much of the Rhondda valley.^[4] The National Eisteddfod will be held at Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2024, postponed twice from 2022.^[5]

^ "Council". Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Population Density, 2011". Office for National Statistics. neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Tonypandy built-up area". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ "Covid: Wales' National Eisteddfod postponed until 2022". 26 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[Council_leadership-1] "Council". Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[popstats-2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "Population Density, 2011". Office for National Statistics. neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[4] "Tonypandy built-up area". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[5] "Covid: Wales' National Eisteddfod postponed until 2022". 26 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

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