Torfaen

**Torfaen**
	principal area in south-east Wales
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Instance of	principal area (Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, 1996–); borough; district of Wales (1974–1996);
Named after	Afon Lwyd (Torfaen);
Location	Wales; Gwent; United Kingdom;
Located in or next to body of water	Afon Lwyd; Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal; Llandegfedd Reservoir;
Visitor center	Blaenavon Tourist Information Centre;
Capital	Pontypool;
Official language	Welsh (2001, 2011, 11.1 ±0.1 percent, 9.8 ±0.1 percent); English;
Has part(s)	Blaenavon Industrial Landscape; Pontypool and New Inn railway station; Cwmbrân railway station; Big Pit National Coal Museum; Ogof Draenen;
Inception	1 April 1974;
Population	91,075 (2011);
Area	125.6987 km² (2016);
Connecting line	Welsh Marches Line;
Replaces	Gwent (county, 1996);
Different from	Torfaen; Torfaen;
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	51° 41′ 55″ N, 3° 03′ 12″ W
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	Q643919; VIAF cluster ID: 136120702; Library of Congress Authorities ID: n85380905; J9U entity ID: 987007564692305171; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 2750460; TOID: 7000000000044425; Vision of Britain place ID: 17350; GSS code (2011): W06000020; Vision of Britain unit ID: 10080666
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