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Carmarthenshire | olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#99ff99"|Carmarthenshire county | | olspan=2 align=center| | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"|Geography | a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total
- % Water | Ranked 3rd
2,395 km²
? % | | dmin HQ: | Carmarthen | | SO 3166-2: | GB-CMN | | a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 00NU | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"|Demographics | a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (April 29, 2001)
- Density | Ranked 4th
172,842
72 / km² | | thnicity: | 99.7% White | a href="/encyclopedia/Welsh-language" title="Welsh language">Welsh language:
- Any skills | Ranked 3rd
63.6% | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"|Politics | olspan=2 align=center|Carmarthenshire County Council
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk | | ontrol: | Labour_Party_%28UK%29 + Independents | | a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | Nick Ainger
Denzil Davies
Adam Price | | a href="/encyclopedia/Members-of-the-National-Assembly-for-Wales" title="Members of the National Assembly for Wales">AMs: | Christine Gwyther
Catherine Thomas
Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Constituency)
Mid and West Wales (Regional) | | a href="/encyclopedia/Member-of-the-European_Parliament" title="Member of the European_Parliament">MEPs: | Wales | Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. Its main towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Traditional Carmarthenshire Known in Welsh as Sir Gaerfyrddin. A maritime County bounded N. by Cardiganshire, E. by Brecknockshire and Glamorgan, S. by the Bristol Channel and W. by Pembrokeshire. The largest County in Wales. Area 587,816 acres (2379 km²). Population 167,000, 55% of whom are Welsh speakers. The surface generally is upland and mountainous. Fforest Fawr and Black Mountain extend into the E. of the County and the Cambrian Mountains into the North. The S. coast contains many fishing villages and sandy beaches. The highest point is Carmarthen Fau, 2,525 feet (770 m). Principal towns are Ammanford, Burry Port, Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llanelli, Llandeilo, and Llandovery, Sandy, St. Clears, Whitland, Pendine. The main rivers are the Tywi, the Lougher (which forms the E. boundary with Glamorgan), and the Gwendraeth Fawr. The principal industries are agriculture, forestry, fishing and tourism. Towns and villages Places of interest
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