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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 17th 246 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Bridgend |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BGE |
| ONS code | 00PB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - (2006 est. Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by area. RankDistrictArea (km²Style1 To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is a town in the Country Borough of Bridgend in Wales. ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density | Ranked 9th 132,600 Ranked 8th 539 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 98. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. This is a List of Welsh principal areas by population density in the 2001 UK census. 4% White. |
| Welsh language - Any skills | Ranked 14th 19. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic This is a List of Welsh principal areas by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in Wales in the 2001 UK census 9% |
| Politics | |
 Bridgend County Borough Council http://www.bridgend.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | NOC (Labour minority administration) |
| MPs | |
Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a county borough in Glamorgan, southern Wales. Within the context of Local councils of the United Kingdom the term No Overall Control (abbreviated to NOC refers to a situation in which no single party achieves The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Huw Irranca-Davies, formerly Ifor Huw Davies, (born 22 January, 1963, in Swansea) is a British Labour politician from Madeleine Moon MP (born March 27, 1950, Sunderland) is the Labour MP for Bridgend. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the settlements of Bridgend, after which it is named, Maesteg, and the seaside town of Porthcawl. Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is a town in the Country Borough of Bridgend in Wales. Maesteg is a town in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. It lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with the county Porthcawl is a Town on the south coast of Wales in the county borough of Bridgend, 25 miles (40 kilometres west of the Capital city, Its member of the National Assembly for Wales is Carwyn Jones, and its Member of Parliament is Madeleine Moon. The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. Carwyn Howell Jones AM, (born 21 March 1967) is the Labour Assembly Member for Bridgend. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Madeleine Moon MP (born March 27, 1950, Sunderland) is the Labour MP for Bridgend.
The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. Its land area of 285 square kilometres stretches 20 km from east to west and occupies the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys. The largest town is Bridgend (pop: 39,773), followed by Maesteg (pop: 20,700) and seaside resort of Porthcawl (pop: 19,238). * census 2001
It is based around the Ogmore River and its tributaries, although the Ewenny and Ogwr Fach rivers are considered the border with the Vale of Glamorgan for much of their length. The River Ogmore ( Afon Ogwr in Welsh) is a River in South Wales popular with anglers Ewenny (Ewenni is a Village on the Ewenny River in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Geography It has been a County borough (unitary authority since 1996, previously being part of South Glamorgan county
It was formed on April 1, 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Local Government (Wales Act 1994 (1994 c 19 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government structure It includes all of the former Ogwr borough apart from the communities of Wick, St Bride's Major and Ewenny, which went to Vale of Glamorgan. The Borough of Ogwr was one of six Districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996 Wick (Y Wig is a small Village in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, situated about two Miles from the coast St Brides Major (Saint-y-brid is a Village in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Ewenny (Ewenni is a Village on the Ewenny River in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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Government
The region is governed by Bridgend County Borough Council. Bridgend County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales It is currently in the control of the Liberal Democrats with an alliance of independents and Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.
Schools
Top performing secondary schools in Bridgend County Borough, 5 GCSEs, grades A-C, according to the latest inspection report from Estyn
63% Porthcawl Comp School, Porthcawl
57% Archbishop McGrath Cath School, Tondu
56% Bryntirion Comp School, Cefn Glas
53% Brynteg Comp School, Bridgend
50% Pencoed Comp School, Pencoed
40% Maesteg Comprehensive School, Maesteg
40% Ogmore Comp School, Bryncethin
38% Cynffig Comp School, Kenfig Hill
12% Ynysawdre Comp School, Tondu
Young people suicides
The Bridgend area gained prominence in 2007-8 after an unusually high number of suicides among young people were reported as taking place in the area. Estyn ( Welsh (verb to extend) is the office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. Maesteg Comprehensive School (Welsh Ysgol Gyfun Maesteg) is a Comprehensive school situated in the town of Maesteg in the South Wales Valleys From February 2007 to June 2008, 21 young people from Bridgend committed suicide[1]. Police and coroners have denied any link between the deaths[2].
See also
External links
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