North East Wales

It is the more urban, densely populated, and industrial part of the north Wales geographic region, centred on the city of Wrexham and the towns of Rhyl and Prestatyn, and the conurbation of Deeside.

Other attractions include historical buildings such as Chirk Castle, and Erddig in Wrexham, valley towns such as Corwen and Llangollen, and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site.

On 22 November 2023, Wrexham and Flintshire were announced to be part of a "North East Wales Investment Zone".

[7] The alternative proposal, a 9 local authority model, applies to a part of North East Wales, in which Denbighshire would be merged westwards with Conwy instead, leaving the remaining council spanning only Flintshire and Wrexham.

Instead, proposals for the formation of regional bodies to encourage better collaboration between existing local authorities, was put forward.

In relation to North East Wales, it followed the earlier 9 local authority model, with Conwy-Denbighshire and Flintshire-Wrexham.