Rhondda Cynon Taf

Local Authority District

Wales, the UK

§ This page gives an overview of the Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 ⁞ Rhondda Cynon Taf in the South Wales Valleys was once a coal-mining powerhouse, now focusing on regeneration, education, and service industries. It includes towns like Pontypridd, Aberdare, and Llantrisant, with easy links to Cardiff.

The administrative boundary of Rhondda Cynon Taf can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Map of Rhondda Cynon Taf — Administrative Boundary of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Rhondda Cynon Taf

What region is Rhondda Cynon Taf in? Rhondda Cynon Taf is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.

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

Who governs Rhondda Cynon Taf? The local government for this district is: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).

▶ Official website of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 🔗 rctcbc.gov.uk

Which police force covers Rhondda Cynon Taf? Policing in Rhondda Cynon Taf is provided by South Wales Police 🔗 south-wales.police.uk, which serves 7 local authority districts: Bridgend ⁞ Cardiff ⁞ Merthyr Tydfil ⁞ Neath Port Talbot ⁞ Rhondda Cynon Taf ⁞ Swansea ⁞ Vale of Glamorgan.

This district page, Rhondda Cynon Taf, 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf is divided into 46 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aberaman
Abercynon
Aberdare East
Aberdare West and Llwydcoed
Beddau and Tyn-y-nant
Brynna and Llanharan
Church Village
Cilfynydd
Cwm Clydach
Cwmbach
Cymer
Ferndale and Maerdy
Gilfach-goch
Glyn-coch
Graig and Pontypridd West
Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen
Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos
Llanharry
Llantrisant and Talbot Green
Llantwit Fardre
Llwyn-y-pia
Mountain Ash
Pen-y-graig
Pen-y-waun
Penrhiw-ceibr
Pentre
Pontyclun Central
Pontyclun East
Pontyclun West
Pontypridd Town
Porth
Rhydfelen Central
Taff's Well
Ton-teg
Tonypandy
Tonyrefail East
Tonyrefail West
Trallwng
Trealaw
Treforest
Treherbert
Treorchy
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
Ynysybwl
Ystrad

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf has 39 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aberaman North
Aberaman South
Abercynon
Aberdare East
Aberdare West
Cwm Clydach
Cwmbach
Cymmer
Ferndale
Gilfach Goch
Hirwaun
Llanharan
Llanharry
Llantrisant
Llantwit Fardre
Llwydcoed
Llwyn-y-pia
Maerdy
Mountain Ash East
Mountain Ash West
Pen-y-graig
Pen-y-waun
Penrhiwceiber
Pentre
Pont-y-clun
Pontypridd Town
Porth
Rhigos
Taffs Well
Tonypandy
Tonyrefail
Trealaw
Trehafod
Treherbert
Treorchy
Tylorstown
Ynyshir
Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
Ystrad

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf covers 35 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abercynon
Aberdare
Beddau
Brynsadler
Caerphilly *
Church Village
Efail Isaf
Ferndale
Gilfach Goch *
Groes-faen *
Hendreforgan
Llanharan and Brynna
Llanharry *
Llantrisant
Maerdy
Mountain Ash
Mwyndy
Nantgarw *
Pencoed *
Pontneddfechan *
Pontyclun
Pontypridd
Porth
Rhondda
Taff's Well *
Talbot Green
Tonypandy
Tonyrefail
Treharris *
Treherbert
Treorchy
Twyn Bryn-hÃ®r
Tylorstown and Pontygwaith
Wattstown
Ynysybwl

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf.)