Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire county
Geography
Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 3rd 2,395 km² ? %
Admin HQ:	Carmarthen
ISO 3166-2:	GB-CMN
ONS code:	00NU
Demographics
Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 4th 172,842 72 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.7% White
Welsh language: - Any skills	Ranked 3rd 63.6%
Politics
Carmarthenshire County Council http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Control:	Labour_Party_(UK) + Independents
MPs:	Nick Ainger Denzil Davies Adam Price
AMs:	Christine Gwyther Catherine Thomas Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Constituency) Mid and West Wales (Regional)
MEPs:	Wales

Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Caerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. Its main towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford.

Traditional Carmarthenshire

Known in Welsh as Sir Caerfyrddin. A maritime County bounded N. by Cardiganshire, E. by Brecknockshire and Glamorgan, S. by the Bristol Channel and W. by Pembrokeshire. The largest County in Wales. Area 587,816 acres (2379 km²). Population 167,000, 55% of whom are Welsh speakers. The surface generally is upland and mountainous. Fforest Fawr and Black Mountain extend into the E. of the County and the Cambrian Mountains into the North. The S. coast contains many fishing villages and sandy beaches. The highest point is Carmarthen Fau, 2,525 feet (770 m). Principal towns are Ammanford, Burry Port, Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llanelli, Llandeilo, and Llandovery, Sandy, St. Clears, Whitland, Pendine. The main rivers are the Tywi, the Lougher (which forms the E. boundary with Glamorgan), and the Gwendraeth Fawr. The principal industries are agriculture, forestry, fishing and tourism.

Towns and villages

• Llanelli
• Carmarthen
• Ammanford
• Llwynhendy

Places of interest

• Aberglasney Garden
• Afon Cywyn
• Afon Taf
• Afon Teifi
• Brechfa Forest
• Carreg Cennen Castle
• Dolaucothi Gold Mines
• Dylan Thomas Boathouse
• Gwili Railway
• Kidwelly Castle
• Kidwelly Industrial Museum
• Laugharne Castle
• Llansteffan Castle
• Museum of Speed (Pendine)
• National Botanic Garden of Wales
• Pembrey Country Park
• Pendine Sands
• Talley Abbey
• Teifi Valley Railway
• Usk Reservoir
• WWT National Wetlands Centre - a wildfowl reserve of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust