Neath Port Talbot

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Unitary authority in south Wales, created in 1996 from part of the former county of West Glamorgan.

Area
442 sq km/171 sq mi

Towns
Port Talbot (administrative headquarters), Neath, Pontadarwe

Physical
the terrain is dominated by the alternation of river valleys and high moorland interfluves

Features
Roman fort of Nidum is near Neath; 19th-century Margam House and county park

Industries
former coal-mining area now in decline; manufacturing, including electrical, electronic, and automotive components; chemicals; various metalworks, especially steelmaking; service sector industries

Agriculture
beef cattle, sheep, and dairy farming

Population
(2001) 134,500

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