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'''Glamorgan''' (Welsh: Sir Morgannwg) is a traditional county in south [[Wales]]. It includes the two largest cities in Wales, [[Cardiff]] and [[Swansea]], an area of rich lowland agricultural countryside, and upland valleys formerly famous for the mining of [[coal]]. The county lies on the north shore of the [[Bristol Channel]]. Since 1996, a number of unitary authorities have been responsible for local government in Glamorgan.<ref>http://www.glamro.gov.uk/</ref>
'''Glamorgan''' (Welsh: Sir Morgannwg) is a traditional county in south [[Wales]]. It includes the two largest cities in Wales, [[Cardiff]] and [[Swansea]], an area of rich lowland agricultural countryside, and upland valleys formerly famous for the mining of [[coal]]. The county lies on the north shore of the [[Bristol Channel]]. Since 1996, a number of unitary authorities have been responsible for local government in Glamorgan.<ref>http://www.glamro.gov.uk/</ref>
As of 2013, Glamorgan had a population of 1,321,460, just under half of the total population of Wales.
== Popular culture ==
== Popular culture ==
The singer [[Tom Jones]], famed for his "full-throated, robust, [[baritone]] voice" was born in [[Pontypridd]], Glamorgan and, since his rise to international prominence in the 1960s, has been one of the most famous Welsh people worldwide.
The singer [[Tom Jones]], famed for his "full-throated, robust, [[baritone]] voice" was born in [[Pontypridd]], Glamorgan and, since his rise to international prominence in the 1960s, has been one of the most famous Welsh people worldwide.