Local authority · W06000016
Rhondda Cynon Taf
In useRhondda Cynon Taf is a local authority in Wales, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- W06000016
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 423 km²
- Population
- 242,844Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
Ceremonial countyMid Glamorgan
Grouping of councilsCardiff and The Valleys, South East Wales, South Wales
CountryWales
What it contains
153 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
39 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Aberaman North
- Aberaman South
- Abercynon
- Aberdare East
- Aberdare West
- Cwm Clydach
- Cwmbach
- Cymmer
- Ferndale
- Gilfach Goch
- Hirwaun
- Llanharan
- Llanharry
- Llantrisant
- Llantwit Fardre
- Llwydcoed
- Llwyn-y-pia
- Maerdy
- Mountain Ash East
- Mountain Ash West
- Pen-y-graig
- Pen-y-waun
- Penrhiwceiber
- Pentre
- Pont-y-clun
- Pontypridd Town
- Porth
- Rhigos
- Taffs Well
- Tonypandy
- Tonyrefail
- Trealaw
- Trehafod
- Treherbert
- Treorchy
- Tylorstown
- Ynyshir
- Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
- Ystrad
46 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Aberaman
- Abercynon
- Aberdare East
- Aberdare West and Llwydcoed
- Beddau and Tyn-y-nant
- Brynna and Llanharan
- Church Village
- Cilfynydd
- Cwm Clydach
- Cwmbach
- Cymer
- Ferndale and Maerdy
- Gilfach-goch
- Glyn-coch
- Graig and Pontypridd West
- Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen
- Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos
- Llanharry
- Llantrisant and Talbot Green
- Llantwit Fardre
- Llwyn-y-pia
- Mountain Ash
- Pen-y-graig
- Pen-y-waun
- Penrhiw-ceibr
- Pentre
- Pontyclun Central
- Pontyclun East
- Pontyclun West
- Pontypridd Town
- Porth
- Rhydfelen Central
- Taff's Well
- Ton-teg
- Tonypandy
- Tonyrefail East
- Tonyrefail West
- Trallwng
- Trealaw
- Treforest
- Treherbert
- Treorchy
- Tylorstown and Ynyshir
- Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
- Ynysybwl
- Ystrad
Neighbours
7 local authorities share a border with Rhondda Cynon Taf, longest border first.
- Merthyr Tydfil 29.0 km
- Bridgend 22.7 km
- Powys 17.7 km
- Caerphilly 14.9 km
- Cardiff 14.9 km
- Vale of Glamorgan 14.5 km
- Neath Port Talbot 13.4 km
Data published for it
24 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Rhondda Cynon Taf itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation2019
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000016?include=capabilities