List of Communities of Torfaen

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Torfaen is a unitary authority in South East Wales. Torfaen includes 16 communities.

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Communities in Torfaen

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NamePopulationKey
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Abersychan [lower-alpha 1] 7,064 [1] 2
Blaenavon [lower-alpha 1] 6,055 [2] 1
Croesyceiliog [lower-alpha 2] 5,246 [3] 10
Cwmbran Central 9,947 [4] 12
Fairwater [lower-alpha 3] 11,632 [5] 11
Henllys 2,682 [6] 14
Llantarnam 4,125 [7] 15
Llanyrafon 3,239 [8] 13
New Inn [lower-alpha 1] 5,986 [9] 5
Panteg [lower-alpha 1] 7,217 [10] 7
Pen Tranch [lower-alpha 4] 5,989 [11] 3
Ponthir 1,482 [12] 16
Pontnewydd 4,954 [13] 9
Pontymoile [lower-alpha 5] 5,082 [14] 6
Trevethin [lower-alpha 6] 5,147 [15] 4
Upper Cwmbran [lower-alpha 1] 5,228 [16] 8
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 This community is also an electoral ward with the same name.
  2. ↑ Croesyceiliog community comprises the electoral wards of Croesyceiliog North and Croesyceiliog South.
  3. ↑ Fairwater community comprises the electoral wards of Coed Eva, Fairwater, and Greenmeadow.
  4. ↑ Pen Tranch community comprises the electoral wards of Pontnewynydd, Snatchwood, and Wainfelin.
  5. ↑ Pontymoile community comprises the electoral wards of Brynwern, Cwmyniscoy, and Pontypool.
  6. ↑ Trevethin community comprises the electoral wards of St Cadocs and Penygarn, and Trevethin.

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References

All population figures are from the United Kingdom Census 2011, provided by the Office for National Statistics from their Neighbourhood Statistics website www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. To see the records for a community, enter the name of the community, and select Parish as the type of area. From the topics displayed, select Census, then 2011 Census:Key Statistics, then Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics.

  1. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Abersychan". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Blaenavon". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Croesyceiliog". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Cwmbran Central". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Fairwater". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Henllys". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Llantarnam". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Llanyrafon". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for New Inn". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Panteg". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Pen Tranch". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Ponthir". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Pontnewydd". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Pontymoile". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Trevethin". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "2011 Census, Key Figures for Upper Cwmbran". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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