Bridgend County Borough
Bridgend County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr (Welsh) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Onward With Confidence | |
Bridgend shown within Wales | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′17″N 03°35′29″W / 51.55472°N 3.59139°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Wales |
| Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative HQ | Bridgend |
| Government | |
| • Type | Principal council |
| • Body | Bridgend County Borough Council |
| • Control | Labour |
| • MPs | 3 MPs
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| • MSs | 2 MSs |
| Area | |
• Total | 97 sq mi (251 km2) |
| • Rank | 17th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 147,530 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 1,520/sq mi (588/km2) |
| Welsh language (2021) | |
| • Speakers | 9.2% |
| • Rank | 19th |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-BGE |
| GSS code | W06000013 |
| Website | bridgend |
Bridgend County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough was formed in 1996 and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named.
The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. Its land area of 110 mi2 (285 km2) stretches 12 miles (20 km) from east to west and occupies the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys. The largest town is Bridgend, followed by Maesteg and Porthcawl. The county borough lies on the River Ogmore and its tributaries, although the Ewenny and Ogwr Fach rivers form the border with the Vale of Glamorgan for much of their length.