'''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>
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'''Glamorgan''', occasionally '''Glamorganshire''', (Welsh: ''Morgannwg'' or ''Sir Forgannwg'') 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.
As of 2013, Glamorgan had a population of 1,321,460, just under half of the total population of Wales.