Editing Cenarth (section)

== History and governance ==
The ancient [[parish]] extended south of the river, and included the town of Newcastle Emlyn. In 1934, it annexed the adjoining parish of [[Cilrhedyn (Dyfed parish)|East Cilrhedyn]], and the enlarged parish corresponds with the modern community, which had a [[population]] of 1,022 in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]]. With the community of [[Newcastle Emlyn]], it makes up the Carmarthenshire [[Cenarth (electoral ward)|electoral ward of Cenarth]], which had a population of 1,995 in 2001, with 60 per cent [[Welsh language]] speakers. The ancient parish (less Newcastle Emlyn) had an area of {{convert|6420|acre}}.<ref name=GEN>{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Cenarth|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Cenarth/|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> Its [[Census in the United Kingdom|census]] populations were: 672 (1801); 897 (1851); 638 (1901). The percentage of Welsh-speakers was 98 (1891); 96 (1931).

The enlarged parish (post-1934) had an area of {{convert|12100|acre}}. Its census populations were: 1098 (1951); 1066 (1961); 926 (1971); 971 (1981). The percentage of Welsh-speakers was 92 (1951); 91 (1961); 82 (1971); 69 (1981).

The [[Community (Wales)|community]] is bordered by the communities of: [[Newcastle Emlyn]]; [[Llangeler]]; [[Cynwyl Elfed]]; and [[Trelech]], all being in Carmarthenshire; by [[Clydau]] and [[Manordeifi]] in [[Pembrokeshire]]; and by [[Beulah, Ceredigion|Beulah]] and [[Llandyfriog]] in [[Ceredigion]].