powys

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Powys county
olspan=2 align=center\|
olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Geography
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 1st 5,196 km² ? %
dmin HQ:	Llandrindod Wells
SO 3166-2:	GB-POW
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code:	00NN
olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 11th 126,354 24 / km²
thnicity:	99.3% White
a href="/encyclopedia/Welsh-language" title="Welsh language">Welsh language: - Any skills	Ranked 7th 30.1%
olspan=2 bgcolor="#99ff99"\|Politics
olspan=2 align=center\|Powys County Council http://www.powys.gov.uk
ontrol:	Independent
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs:	Martyn Jones Lembit pik Roger Williams
a href="/encyclopedia/Members-of-the-National-Assembly-for-Wales" title="Members of the National Assembly for Wales">AMs:	Karen Sinclair Mick Bates Kirsty Williams (Constituency) North Wales (Part), Mid and West Wales (Part) (Regional)
a href="/encyclopedia/Member-of-the-European_Parliament" title="Member of the European_Parliament">MEPs:	Wales

Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. m. in size. It covers the areas of the traditional counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire. It was created in the local government reform of 1974, and originally had Montgomery and Radnor and Brecknock as districts under it. In 1996 it became a unitary authority, with a minor border adjustment in the north-east. This area is named after the older Welsh kingdom of Powys, which occupied roughly the same area, and came to an end when it was absorbed into the kingdom of Gwynedd by Hywel Dda.

Powys from 1974-1996

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