Editing Neath Port Talbot (section)

==Geography==
The local authority area stretches from the coast to the border of the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]]. The majority of the land is upland or semi-upland and 43% is covered by forestry with major conifer plantations in upland areas.  Most of the lower-lying flat land is near the coast around Port Talbot.  An extensive dune system stretches along much of the coast, broken by river mouths and areas of development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/PDF/Landscape.pdf|title=Neath Port Talbot Supplementary Planning Guidance - Landscape}}</ref>  The upland areas are cut by five valleys: [[Vale of Neath]], [[Dulais Valley]], [[Afan Valley]], [[Swansea Valley]] (or Tawe Valley), Upper [[River Amman|Amman Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitneathporttalbot.co.uk/en/content/cms/Places_to_Visit/The_Great_Outdoors/Valleys_and_Vales/Valleys_and_Vales.aspx|title=Visit Neath Port Talbot: Valleys and Vales}}</ref>

Modern settlement patterns reflect the industrial history of the area, with urban development along the flatter areas of the valleys and some parts of the coast.  Neath with a population of 47,020 is the largest town, followed by Port Talbot (35,633), [[Briton Ferry]] (7,186), [[Pontardawe]] (5,035), and [[Glynneath]] (4,368).  The majority of the population live in the coastal plain around Port Talbot and the land around the River Neath in the vicinity of Neath. Many of the larger towns in the borough lie within the [[Swansea Urban Area]].
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| caption = Neath Port Talbot County Borough is at the western end of the [[South Wales Valleys]]
{{Adjacent communities
 | title=Counties adjacent to <br />Neath Port Talbot
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 | N  = [[Powys]]
 | NE = [[Powys]]
 | E  = [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]]
 | SE =
 | S  = [[Bridgend]]
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 | W  = [[Swansea]]
 | NW = [[Carmarthenshire]]
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