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{{short description|County borough in Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use British English|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Neath Port Talbot County Borough | native_name = {{native name|cy|Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot}} | settlement_type = [[Principal areas of Wales|County borough]] | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_shield = Neath Port Talbot arms.png | shield_alt = | shield_link = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_link = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = {{langx |cy|Llwyddo drwy ymdrech |translation=success through effort}} | image_map = Neath Port Talbot UK location map.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Neath Port Talbot shown within [[Wales]] | coordinates = {{coord|51|38|44|N|3|44|42|W|region:GB_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Sovereign state]] | subdivision_name = [[United Kingdom]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Countries of the United Kingdom|Country]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Wales]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Wales|Region]] | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = [[Preserved counties of Wales|Preserved county]] | subdivision_name3 = [[West Glamorgan]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|1 April 1996]] | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | named_for = | seat_type = Administrative{{nbsp}}HQ | seat = [[Port Talbot]] | parts_type = | parts = <!-- Government --> | government_footnotes = <ref name="Council leadership">{{cite web |url=https://www.npt.gov.uk/council-democracy-elections/ |title=Council, democracy & elections |website=Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> | government_type = [[Local government in Wales#Principal councils|Principal council]] | governing_body = [[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = [[Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom|Control]] | leader_name1 = {{UK council control|GSS=W06000012}} | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]] | leader_name3 = {{Collapsible list |title=3 MPs |[[David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat politician)|David Chadwick]] ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)|LD]]) |[[Carolyn Harris]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]]) |[[Stephen Kinnock]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]]) }} | leader_title4 = [[Member of the Senedd|MSs]] | leader_name4 = {{Collapsible list |title=2 MSs |[[David Rees (politician)|David Rees]] ([[Welsh Labour|L]]) |[[Jeremy Miles]] ([[Welsh Labour|L]]) }} +4 [[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)|regional members]] <!-- Area --> <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> | area_footnotes = <ref name="popstats">{{UK subdivision statistics citation}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = {{UK subdivision area|GSS=W06000012}} | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_rank = [[List of Welsh principal areas|{{Welsh council area rank|GSS=W06000012}}]] <!-- Population --> | population_footnotes = <ref name="popstats" /> | population_as_of = {{UK subdivision statistics year}} | population_total = {{UK subdivision population|GSS=W06000012}} | population_rank = [[List of Welsh principal areas|{{Welsh council population rank|GSS=W06000012}}]] | population_density_km2 = {{UK subdivision density|GSS=W06000012}} | population_demonym = <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 = [[Welsh language]] <span style="font-weight:normal;">([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]])</span> | demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censusareachanges/W06000012/ |title=How life has changed in Neath Port Talbot: Census 2021 |date=19 January 2023 |website=Office for National Statistics |access-date=6 August 2024 }}</ref> | demographics2_title1 = Speakers | demographics2_info1 = 13.5% | demographics2_title2 = Rank | demographics2_info2 = [[List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language|9th]] | timezone1 = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] | utc_offset1 = +0 | timezone1_DST = [[British Summer Time|BST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +1 <!-- Codes --> | postal_code_type = [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom|Postcode areas]] | postal_code = | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom|Dialling codes]] | area_code = | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:GB|GB-NTL]] | blank1_name = [[GSS coding system|GSS code]] | blank1_info = W06000012 | website = {{URL|www.npt.gov.uk}} }} '''Neath Port Talbot''' ({{langx|cy|Castell-nedd Port Talbot}}) is a [[Principal areas of Wales|county borough]] in the [[South West Wales|south-west]] of [[Wales]]. Its principal towns are [[Neath]], [[Port Talbot]], [[Briton Ferry]] and [[Pontardawe]]. The county borough borders [[Bridgend County Borough]] and [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]] to the east, [[Powys]] and [[Carmarthenshire]] to the north; and [[Swansea]] to the west. Neath Port Talbot is the eighth-most [[List of Welsh principal areas by population|populous local authority area]] in Wales and the third most populous county borough. The population at the October 2024 about 141,900.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neath Port Talbot Population (2024) - Total Population |url=https://totalpopulation.co.uk/authority/neath-port-talbot |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=totalpopulation.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The population in the coastal areas is mainly English-speaking, whereas in the valleys in the north of the borough there are many who are Welsh-speaking.
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