Ceredigion

Local Authority District

Wales, the UK

§ This page gives an overview of the Ceredigion 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 ⁞ Ceredigion lies on the west coast of Wales, known for its unspoiled beaches, farming landscapes, and the university town of Aberystwyth. The area has a strong Welsh-speaking population and relies on agriculture, education, and tourism.

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

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

Key Facts about Ceredigion

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

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

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

▶ Official website of Ceredigion County Council 🔗 ceredigion.gov.uk

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

This district page, Ceredigion, 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 Ceredigion

Ceredigion Preseli

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 Ceredigion

Ceredigion is divided into 34 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aberaeron and Aberarth
Aberporth and Y Ferwig
Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais
Aberystwyth Penparcau
Aberystwyth Rheidol
Beulah and Llangoedmor
Borth
Ceulan a Maesmawr
Ciliau Aeron
Faenor
Lampeter
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llandyfriog
Llandysilio and Llangrannog
Llandysul North and Troedyraur
Llandysul South
Llanfarian
Llanfihangel Ystrad
Llangeitho
Llangybi
Llannarth
Llanrhystyd
Llansanffraid
Llanwenog
Lledrod
Melindwr
Mwldan
New Quay and Llanllwchaearn
Penbryn
Teifi
Tirymynach
Trefeurig
Tregaron and Ystrad Fflur
Ystwyth

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 Ceredigion

Ceredigion has 51 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aberaeron
Aberporth
Aberystwyth
Beulah
Blaenrheidol
Borth
Cardigan
Ceulanamaesmawr
Ciliau Aeron
Dyffryn Arth
Faenor
Geneu'r Glyn
Henfynyw
Lampeter
Llanarth
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanddewi Brefi
Llandyfriog
Llandysiliogogo
Llandysul
Llanfair Clydogau
Llanfarian
Llanfihangel Ystrad
Llangeitho
Llangoedmor
Llangrannog
Llangwyryfon
Llangybi
Llangynfelyn
Llanilar
Llanllwchaiarn
Llanrhystyd
Llansantffraed
Llanwenog
Llanwnnen
Lledrod
Melindwr
Nantcwnlle
New Quay
Penbryn
Pontarfynach
Tirymynach
Trawsgoed
Trefeurig
Tregaron
Troedyraur
Y Ferwig
Ysbyty Ystwyth
Ysgubor-y-coed
Ystrad Fflur
Ystrad Meurig

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 Ceredigion

Ceredigion covers 38 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aberaeron
Aberporth
Aberystwyth
Blaenannerch
Borth
Bow Street
Capel Bangor
Cardigan *
Cenarth *
Cilgerran *
Cribyn
Cross Inn
Dre-fach
Henfynyw
Lampeter *
Llanarth (Ceredigion)
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llandre
Llandysul *
Llangoedmor
Llangorwen
Llanilar
Llanon
Llanrhystud
Llanybydder *
Llechryd
New Quay
Newcastle Emlyn *
Parcllyn
Penparc
Penrhiw-llan
Penrhyn-coch
Pontrhydfendigaid
St Dogmaels *
Tal-y-bont (Ceredigion)
Tregaron
Tresaith
Ystrad Aeron

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 Ceredigion.)

Ceredigion compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how Ceredigion compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

Ceredigion has 34 electoral wards.

Ceredigion compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 309 ▮ Similar: 10 ▮ Larger: 42 (compared with 361 districts)

Ceredigion has a population of 72,599 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of Ceredigion compared with other districts — Population of Ceredigion, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for Ceredigion can be found on the ONS statistics for Ceredigion.