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
	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
Admin HQ	Pontypridd
Borough status	1996
Government
• Type	County borough
• Body	Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
• Leader	Andrew Morgan (L)
• MPs	Alex Barros-Curtis (L); Chris Bryant (L); Alex Davies-Jones (L); Gerald Jones (L); Anna McMorrin (L);
• MSs	Buffy Williams (L); Vikki Howells (L); Mick Antoniw (L); Huw Irranca-Davies (L); + 8 regional members; (S. Central + S. West);
• Mayor	Dan Owen-Jones (L)
Area
• Urban	6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2)
• Rural	127.8 sq mi (330.9 km2)
Population (2021)
• County Borough	239,018
• Rank	3rd
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	CF
Area code	01656
ONS code	00PR (ONS); W06000016 (GSS)
Website	https://www.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.^[2] 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.^[3] The National Eisteddfod will be held at Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2024, postponed twice from 2022.^[4]

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

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

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

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

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