Mid Wales (Welsh: Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth "The Midlands") or Central Wales refers to a region of Wales, encompassing its midlands, in-between North Wales and South Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the Senedd covered the unitary authority areas of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the district of Meirionnydd. A similar definition is used by the BBC. The Wales Spatial Plan defines a region known as "Central Wales" which covers Ceredigion and Powys. If Mid Wales is classed as Ceredigion and Powys, the area would be 6,962 square kilometres (2,688 sq mi) (about the size of Cumbria).
Mid Wales is dominated by the Cambrian Mountains, including the Green Desert of Wales. The region is sparsely populated, with an economy dependent on farming and small businesses. The density of the unitary authority areas of Ceredigion and Powys combined is only 30 inhabitants per square kilometre (78/sq mi).
Mid Wales is a sparsely populated rural area, with a strong reliance on the agricultural industry.
- Builth Wells
- Llandrindod Wells
- New Quay
- Newcastle Emlyn
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- "National Assembly for Wales. Report from the Mid Wales Regional Committee" (PDF). June 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
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- The BBC's Mid Wales page
- Overview of Mid Wales by the Welsh Development Agency
- Mid Wales Region on Wales.com