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| Dyfed | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Welsh county |
| 1974 area | 5765.75 km² |
| 1996 area | 5765.75 km² Ranked 1st |
| HQ | Carmarthen |
| History | |
| Origin | Kingdom of Dyfed |
| Created | 1974 |
| Abolished | 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire Preserved county of Dyfed |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1971 population | 316,369 |
| 1992 population | 351,100 (estimate) |
| 2007 population | 375,200 (estimate)[1] Ranked 5th |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Dyfed County Council |
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Dyfed (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdəvɛd]) is a preserved county of Wales.
Dyfed was created by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. It was formed from the administrative counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and was divided into local government districts as so:
| Administrative county 1889-1974 |
Local government districts 1974-1996 |
|---|---|
| Cardiganshire | Ceredigion |
| Carmarthenshire | Carmarthen, Dinefwr, Llanelli |
| Pembrokeshire | Preseli, South Pembroke |
The Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed had previously been the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire, with the Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire and Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire becoming Lieutenants. The Dyfed-Powys Police had been created a number of years earlier.
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 broke up Dyfed and restored the ancient counties for administrative purposes on 1 April 1996: Cardiganshire, the council of which renamed itself Ceredigion the following day; Carmarthenshire; and Pembrokeshire. The name Dyfed was retained for purely ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics - 2007 estimate (using 2003 preserved borders for Camarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire
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