Cardiff Capital Region

The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR; Welsh: Prifddinas Ranbarth Caerdydd) is a city region in Wales, centred on the capital city of Wales, Cardiff, in the southeast of the country. It is a partnership between the ten local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, and the Vale of Glamorgan, local businesses in southeast Wales and other organisations. The regional city deal is funded by the UK Government and Welsh Government. The Cardiff Capital Region includes the cities of Cardiff and Newport, and most of the South Wales Valleys, with the region being coterminous with the area defined as South East Wales.

Cardiff Capital Region
Prifddinas Ranbarth Caerdydd
A map showing the location of the Cardiff Capital Region in Wales
Coordinates: 51.5°N 3.1°W / 51.5; -3.1
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country Wales
Ratification of City Deal1 March 2017
Named forCapital of Wales (Cardiff)
Principal areas
Government
  TypeRegional cabinet
  BodyCardiff Capital Region Cabinet
  Chair of Regional CabinetCllr Anthony Hunt (Labour)
Area
  Total2,809 km2 (1,085 sq mi)
Population
  Estimate 
(2019)
1,543,293
Websitecardiffcapitalregion.wales
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