neath port talbot

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Neath Port Talbot county borough
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olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Geography
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 11th 442 km² ? %
dmin HQ:	Port Talbot
SO 3166-2:	GB-NTL
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code:	00NZ
olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population: - Total (29 April 2001) - Density	Ranked 8th 134,468 304 / km²
thnicity:	99.0% White 1.0% S. Asian
a href="/encyclopedia/Welsh-language" title="Welsh language">Welsh language: - Any skills	Ranked 9th 28.8%
olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Politics
olspan=2 align=center\|Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk
ontrol:	Labour
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs:	Hywel Francis Peter Hain

Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. The borough borders Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taf to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north and Swansea to the west. Its main towns, as the name of the authority suggests, are Neath and Port Talbot. It was created on April 1 1996 from the former districts of Neath, Port Talbot and part of Lliw Valley. Originally named Neath and Port Talbot, it changed its name on 2 April. Peter Hain, the Leader of the House of Commons and Secretary of State for Wales, is Member of Parliament for Neath. Settlements in the district include: