Rhondda Cynon Taf

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Rhondda Cynon Taf is a county borough in south Wales known for its former coal-mining valleys and large post-industrial communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county borough
principal area of Wales
borderedBy Bridgend
surface form: Bridgend County Borough

Caerphilly County Borough
Cardiff
Merthyr Tydfil
surface form: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Neath Port Talbot
Powys
Vale of Glamorgan
contains Cynon Valley
Rhondda Valley
River Taff
surface form: Taff Valley
country Wales
createdBy Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
createdOn 1996-04-01
governingBody Rhondda Cynon Taf self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
governmentType unitary authority
hasAdministrativeCentre Pontypridd
hasLanguage English
Welsh
hasSettlement Aberdare
Ferndale
Hirwaun
Llantrisant
Maerdy
Mountain Ash
Pontyclun
Porth
Tonypandy
Tonyrefail
Treorchy
historicalIndustry coal mining
ironworks
largestTown Pontypridd
legislativeConstituency Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency)
Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency)
surface form: Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Pontypridd
surface form: Pontypridd (Senedd constituency)

Pontypridd
surface form: Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)

Rhondda (Senedd constituency)
Rhondda (Senedd constituency)
surface form: Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)
locatedIn South Wales
namedAfter River Cynon
River Rhondda
River Taff
partOf United Kingdom
region Rhondda Cynon Taf self-link
replaced Cynon Valley
surface form: Cynon Valley district

Rhondda Valley
surface form: Rhondda district

Taff-Ely district

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Llwybr Taf region Rhondda Cynon Taf
USW Sport Park locatedIn Rhondda Cynon Taf