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, Dunraven Street in Tonypandy, Confluence of the rivers Rhonnda Fach & Fawr in Porth & St Catherine's Church in Pontypridd
	Seal
	Motto(s): ''Unity. Strength, Progress"
	Rhondda Cynon Taf, with an inset of its location in Wales
	Coordinates: 51°39′10″N 03°26′00″W / 51.65278°N 3.43333°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Wales
Ceremonial county	Mid Glamorgan
Historic county	Glamorgan
Principal Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Admin HQ	Pontypridd
Borough status	1996
Towns	Towns of the county borough Aberdare; Ferndale; Llantrisant; Mountain Ash (Includes Caegarw, Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar & Glenboi); Pontypridd; Porth; Talbot Green; Tonypandy; Treorchy;
Government
• Type	County borough
• Body	Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
• Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Leader	Andrew Morgan; (Welsh Labour)
• MP (Rhondda and Ogmore); (Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare); (Pontypridd); • MS (Pontypridd); (Cynon Valley); (Rhondda); (Ogmore)	Chris Bryant; (Welsh Labour); Gerald Jones; (Welsh Labour); Alex Davies-Jones; (Welsh Labour); Mick Antoniw; (Welsh Labour); Vikki Howells; (Welsh Labour); Buffy Williams; (Welsh Labour); Huw Irranca-Davies; (Welsh Labour);
• Mayor (honorary)	Dan Owen-Jones; (Welsh Labour)
Area
• Urban Urban Area	6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2)
• Rural Rural Area	127.8 sq mi (330.9 km2)
Population (2021)
• County Borough	239,018 (council region)
•	237,651
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.7% White ; 1.5% Asian ; 1.0% Mixed ; 0.4% Black ; 0.3% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 56.2% no religion ; 36.4% Christianity ; 0.6% Islam ; 0.5% other ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.2% Hinduism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 5.8% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	CF
Area code	01656
ONS code	00PR (ONS); W06000016 (GSS)
Website	{https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/Index.aspx}

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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.^[4] 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.^[5] The National Eisteddfod will be held at Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2024, postponed twice from 2022.^[6]

^ "Settlements in Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Authority (W06000016)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Mayoral Coat of Arms | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 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.

[1] "Settlements in Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[2021_Nomis-2] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Authority (W06000016)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[3] "Mayoral Coat of Arms | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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

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

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

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