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Cynon Valley is one ___MASK99___ many former coal mining valleys within the South Wales Valleys ___MASK99___ Wales . Cynon Valley lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley . Cynon Valley has two main towns ; Aberdare ( Welsh : Aberdâr ) located in the North ___MASK99___ the Valley and Mountain Ash ( Welsh : Aberpennar ) located in the South ___MASK99___ the Valley . ___MASK73___ is a town in the Cynon Valley area ___MASK99___ ___MASK37___ , Wales , at the confluence ___MASK99___ the Rivers Dare ( Dâr ) and Cynon . The population at the 2001 census was 31 , 705 ( ranked 13th largest in Wales ). ___MASK73___ is south - west ___MASK99___ Merthyr Tydfil , north - west ___MASK99___ Cardiff and east - north - east ___MASK99___ Swansea . During the 19th century it became a thriving industrial settlement , which was also notable for the vitality ___MASK99___ its cultural life and as an important publishing centre . ___MASK75___ is a town in Wales , with a population ___MASK99___ about 63 , 546 , situated approximately north ___MASK99___ Cardiff . Once the largest town in Wales , it is now the 10th largest urban area in Wales . It is in the historic county ___MASK99___ Glamorgan and is currently the main town in ___MASK75___ County Borough administered by ___MASK75___ County Borough Council . Both the town and the county borough are often referred to as ' Merthyr '. In geography , a confluence is the meeting ___MASK99___ two or more bodies ___MASK99___ water . Also known as a " conflux ", it refers either to the point where a tributary joins a larger river , ( main stem ), or where two streams meet to become the source ___MASK99___ a river ___MASK99___ a new name , such as the confluence ___MASK99___ the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania creating the Ohio River . Rhigos is a village in the ___MASK47___ ___MASK99___ the Cynon Valley , in the county borough ___MASK99___ ___MASK37___ , South Wales . The population ___MASK99___ the community at the 2011 census was 894 . For postal purposes it comes under the town ___MASK99___ Aberdare , although it is some from Aberdare town centre , and from Glyn Neath . ___MASK56___ is a country that is part ___MASK99___ the United Kingdom and the island ___MASK99___ Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 ___MASK99___ 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area ___MASK99___ . ___MASK56___ has over ___MASK99___ coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . ___MASK88___ is the capital and largest city in ___MASK56___ and the eleventh - largest city in the ___MASK4___ . The city is the country ' s chief commercial centre , the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions , the Welsh national media , and the seat ___MASK99___ the National Assembly for ___MASK56___ . The unitary authority area ' s mid - 2011 population was estimated to be 346 , 100 , while the population ___MASK99___ the Larger Urban Zone was estimated at 861 , 400 in 2009 . The ___MASK88___ metropolitan area makes up over a third ___MASK99___ the total population ___MASK99___ ___MASK56___ , with a mid - 2011 population estimate ___MASK99___ about 1 , 100 , 000 people . ___MASK88___ is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in ___MASK56___ with 18 . 3 million visitors in 2010 . In 2011 , ___MASK88___ was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic ' s alternative tourist destinations . County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the ___MASK4___ ___MASK99___ Great Britain and Ireland ( excluding Scotland ), to refer to a borough or a city independent ___MASK99___ county council control . They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales , but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in ___MASK8___ Ireland . In the Republic ___MASK99___ Ireland they remain in existence but have been renamed " cities " under the provisions ___MASK99___ the Local Government Act 2001 . The Local Government ( Wales ) Act 1994 re - introduced the term for certain " principal areas " in Wales . Scotland did not have county boroughs but instead counties ___MASK99___ cities . These were abolished on 16 May 1975 . All four Scottish cities ___MASK99___ the time  Aberdeen , Dundee , Edinburgh , and Glasgow  were included in this category . There was an additional category ___MASK99___ large burgh in the Scottish system , which were responsible for all services apart from police , education and fire . ___MASK49___ ___MASK56___ is the region ___MASK99___ ___MASK56___ bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south , and Mid ___MASK56___ and West ___MASK56___ to the north and west . The most densely populated region in the southwest ___MASK99___ the United Kingdom , it is home to around 2 . 2 million people . The region contains almost three - quarters ___MASK99___ the population ___MASK99___ ___MASK56___ , including the capital city ___MASK99___ Cardiff ( population approximately 350 , 000 ), as well as Swansea and Newport , with populations approximately 240 , 000 and 150 , 000 respectively . The Brecon Beacons national park covers about a third ___MASK99___ ___MASK49___ ___MASK56___ , containing Pen y Fan , the highest mountain south ___MASK99___ Snowdonia . Cefn Rhigos ( name meaning ' behind Rhigos ' ) is a hamlet ( place ) to the ___MASK70___ ___MASK99___ the village ___MASK99___ Rhigos , Wales . Despite being eight ( 8 ) miles from the town centre , for postal purposes it comes under Aberdare . It is the most westerly named settlement ___MASK99___ the Cynon Valley . The border with The Vale ___MASK99___ Neath lies a few hundred yards to the ___MASK70___ . ___MASK30___ , officially known as the City and County ___MASK99___ ___MASK30___ (""), is a coastal city and county in Wales . It is the second largest city in Wales after Cardiff , and the twenty - fifth largest city in the UK . ___MASK30___ lies within the historic county boundaries ___MASK99___ Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote ___MASK99___ Gyr . Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast , the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands . According to its local council , the City and County ___MASK99___ ___MASK30___ had a population ___MASK99___ 241 , 300 in 2014 . The last official census stated that the city , metropolitan and urban areas combined concluded to be a total ___MASK99___ 462 , 000 in 2011 , making it the second most populous local authority area in Wales after Cardiff . During its 19th - century industrial heyday , ___MASK30___ was a key centre ___MASK99___ the copper industry , earning the nickname ' Copperopolis '. Since 2011 , ___MASK30___ has started to expand into a larger region known as the ___MASK30___ Bay City Region . After combining with other councils , it now includes Tenby and other parts ___MASK99___ West Wales , its population including these areas an estimated 685 , 051 . The chairman ___MASK99___ the new region is Sir Terry Matthews . ___MASK37___ , or " RCT ", is a county borough in the south of Wales . It consists of five valleys : the Rhondda Fawr and Fach , Cynon , Taff and Ely Valleys , plus a number of towns and villages away from the valleys . Results from the 2011 census showed 19 . 1 % of its 234 , 410 residents self - identified themselves as having some ability in the use of the Welsh language .