Blaenau Gwent County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent (Welsh) | |
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Coordinates: 51°46.5′N 3°11.75′W / 51.7750°N 3.19583°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Wales |
Preserved county | Gwent |
Incorporated | 1 April 1996 |
Administrative HQ | Ebbw Vale |
Government | |
• Type | Principal council |
• Body | Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council |
• Control | Labour |
• MPs | Nick Smith (L) |
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Area | |
• Total | 42 sq mi (109 km2) |
• Rank | 22nd |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 67,014 |
• Rank | 21st |
• Density | 1,600/sq mi (616/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ISO 3166 code | GB-BGW |
GSS code | W06000019 |
Website | blaenau-gwent |
Blaenau Gwent (/ˌblaɪnaɪ ˈɡwɛnt/; Welsh: [ˈbləi.nai]) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar. Its highest point is Coity Mountain at 1,896 feet (578 m).