Torfaen

Torfaen County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen (Welsh)
Coat of arms of Torfaen County Borough
Motto: 
United We Serve
Torfaen shown within Wales
Coordinates: 51°43′N 3°03′W / 51.717°N 3.050°W / 51.717; -3.050
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryWales
Preserved countyGwent
Incorporated1 April 1974
Unitary authority1 April 1996
Administrative HQPontypool
Government
 • TypePrincipal council
 • BodyTorfaen County Borough Council
 • ControlLabour
 • MPsNick Thomas-Symonds (L)
 • MSs
Area
 • Total49 sq mi (126 km2)
 • Rank20th
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total92,860
 • Rank18th
 • Density1,910/sq mi (739/km2)
Welsh language (2021)
 • Speakers8.2%
 • Rank19th
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeGB-TOF
GSS codeW06000020
Websitewww.torfaen.gov.uk

Torfaen (/tɔːrˈvn/; [tɔrˈvaɪn]) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-west and north-west. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire, and between 1974 and 1996 was a district of Gwent, until it was reconstituted as a principal area in 1996.

  1. ^ "About the Council". Torfaen County Borough Council. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "How life has changed in Torfaen: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

Developed by StudentB