Merthyr Tydfil
town in Wales
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Merthyr Tydfil is in the United Kingdom.
Its population was 59k in 2021.[1]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Postal code: CF47[5]
- Commons category: Merthyr Tydfil[6]
- OS grid reference: SO049062[7]
- Official website: http://www.merthyr.gov.uk/[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Merthyr Tydfil[9]
- Population: 43,820[10], 58,839[11]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Capital of: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough[15]
- Heritage designation: National Monuments of Wales[16]
- Official name: Merthyr Tydfil[17], Merthyr Tudful[18]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Merthyr Tydfil[19]
- Category for people who died here: Q125490666[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Merthyr Tydfil[21]
- Different from: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough[22]
- Historic county: Glamorgan[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Merthyr Tydfil include it railway station[24], a railway station[25], in United Kingdom[26].
Why It Matters
Merthyr Tydfil has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include it railway station[24], a railway station[25], in United Kingdom[26].