List of Welsh principal areas

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This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales[1][2] giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known.

The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics 2022 estimates.

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Population in Wales is concentrated in South Wales and the northeast ; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated