Carmarthenshire

Local Authority District

Wales, the UK

§ This page gives an overview of the Carmarthenshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Carmarthenshire is a large and largely rural county in southwest Wales, offering a mix of market towns, farmland, and coastline. Key centres include Carmarthen, Llanelli, and Ammanford. Agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing are key parts of its economy.

The administrative boundary of Carmarthenshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Carmarthenshire.

Map of Carmarthenshire — Administrative Boundary of Carmarthenshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Carmarthenshire

What region is Carmarthenshire in? Carmarthenshire is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.

Is Carmarthenshire a city? No, Carmarthenshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Carmarthenshire? The local government for this district is: Carmarthenshire County Council (Wales County Council).

▶ Official website of Carmarthenshire County Council 🔗 carmarthenshire.gov.wales

Which police force covers Carmarthenshire? Policing in Carmarthenshire is provided by Dyfed-Powys Police 🔗 dyfed-powys.police.uk, which serves 4 local authority districts: Carmarthenshire ⁞ Ceredigion ⁞ Pembrokeshire ⁞ Powys.

This district page, Carmarthenshire, is a sub-page of this region page: Wales. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Carmarthenshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is divided into 51 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abergwili
Ammanford
Betws
Bigyn
Burry Port
Bynea
Carmarthen Town North and South
Carmarthen Town West
Cenarth and Llangeler
Cilycwm
Cwarter Bach
Cynwyl Elfed
Dafen and Felinfoel
Elli
Garnant
Glanamman
Glanymor
Glyn
Gorslas
Hendy
Hengoed
Kidwelly and St Ishmael
Laugharne Township
Llanboidy
Llanddarog
Llandeilo
Llandovery
Llandybie
Llanegwad
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llangadog
Llangennech
Llangunnor
Llangyndeyrn
Llannon
Llanybydder
Lliedi
Llwynhendy
Manordeilo and Salem
Pembrey
Penygroes
Pontyberem
Saron
St Clears and Llansteffan
Swiss Valley
Trelech
Trimsaran
Tycroes
Tyisha
Whitland

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Communities in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire has 72 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abergwili
Abernant
Ammanford
Betws
Bronwydd
Carmarthen
Cenarth
Cilycwm
Cilymaenllwyd
Cwmamman
Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen
Cynwyl Elfed
Cynwyl Gaeo
Eglwyscummin
Gorslas
Henllanfallteg
Kidwelly
Laugharne Township
Llanarthney
Llanboidy
Llanddarog
Llanddeusant
Llanddowror
Llandeilo
Llandovery
Llandybie
Llandyfaelog
Llanedi
Llanegwad
Llanelli
Llanelli Rural
Llanfair-ar-y-bryn
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfynydd
Llangadog
Llangain
Llangathen
Llangeler
Llangennech
Llangunnor
Llangyndeyrn
Llangynin
Llangynog
Llanllawddog
Llanllwni
Llannon
Llanpumsaint
Llansadwrn
Llansawel
Llansteffan
Llanwinio
Llanwrda
Llanybydder
Llanycrwys
Manordeilo and Salem
Meidrim
Myddfai
Newcastle Emlyn
Newchurch and Merthyr
Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Pencarreg
Pendine
Pontyberem
Quarter Bach
St. Clears
St. Ishmael
Talley
Trelech
Trimsaran
Whitland

In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.

Built-up Areas in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire covers 64 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abercych *
Abergwili
Ammanford
Bancffosfelen
Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn
Bronwydd
Bryn (Carmarthenshire)
Brynamman *
Burry Port
Capel Hendre
Carmarthen
Carway
Cenarth *
Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes
Cwm-twrch Uchaf *
Cwmann
Cwmgwili
Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen *
Ferryside
Ffairfach
Five Roads
Foelgastell
Garnant
Glanaman *
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen *
Hendy and Fforest *
Kidwelly
Lampeter *
Laugharne
Llandeilo
Llandovery
Llandybie
Llandysul *
Llanelli
Llangennech
Llannon (Carmarthenshire)
Llansteffan
Llanybydder *
Meidrim
Mynyddygarreg
Nantgaredig
Newcastle Emlyn *
Pembrey
Pencader
Pendine
Peniel
Pentre-cwrt
Penybanc
Pont Henri
Pontarddulais *
Pontyates
Pontyberem
Pwll
Pwll-trap
Rhosmaen
Saron (Llandybie)
Saron (Llangeler)
St Clears
Tavernspite *
Trimsaran
Tumble
Tycroes
Waungilwen
Whitland *

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Carmarthenshire.)