Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot (Welsh)
County borough
Coat of arms of Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Welsh: Llwyddo drwy ymdrech, lit. 'success through effort'
Neath Port Talbot shown within Wales
Neath Port Talbot shown within Wales
Coordinates: 51°38′44″N 3°44′42″W / 51.64556°N 3.74500°W / 51.64556; -3.74500
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryWales
Preserved countyWest Glamorgan
Incorporated1 April 1996
Administrative HQPort Talbot
Government
[1]
 • TypePrincipal council
 • BodyNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council
 • ControlNo overall control
 • MPs
3 MPs
 • MSs
2 MSs
+4 regional members
Area
[2]
 • Total
170 sq mi (441 km2)
 • Rank11th
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
142,158
 • Rank9th
 • Density830/sq mi (322/km2)
Welsh language (2021)
[3]
 • Speakers13.5%
 • Rank9th
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeGB-NTL
GSS codeW06000012
Websitewww.npt.gov.uk

Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north; and Swansea to the west.

Neath Port Talbot is the eighth-most populous local authority area in Wales and the third most populous county borough. The population at the October 2024 about 141,900.[4] The population in the coastal areas is mainly English-speaking, whereas in the valleys in the north of the borough there are many who are Welsh-speaking.

  1. ^ "Council, democracy & elections". Neath Port Talbot 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 Neath Port Talbot: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Neath Port Talbot Population (2024) - Total Population". totalpopulation.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2024.