Caerphilly (authority)

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Unitary authority in south Wales, created in 1996 from parts of the former counties of Mid Glamorgan and Gwent.

Area
270 sq km/104 sq mi

Towns
Hengoed (administrative headquarters), Caerphilly, Bargoed, Newbridge, Rhymney

Physical
rivers Rhymney and Sirhowy; highest point Twyn Ceilog (552 m/181 ft)

Features
Caerphilly Castle (1268)

Industries
iron and steel production and coal mining have been replaced by a wide range of light industries including electronics, automotive and aerospace engineering, plastics, printing, and food processing. Tourism is an important growth industry

Agriculture
cheese manufacture

Population
(2001) 169,500

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