Wrexham (county borough) - Definition

Wrexham county borough
Geography
Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 10th 498 km² ? %
Admin HQ:	Wrexham
ISO 3166-2:	GB-WRX
ONS code:	00NL
Demographics
Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 10th 128,645 258 / km²
Welsh language: - Any skills	Ranked 10th 22.9%
Politics
Wrexham County Borough Council http://www.wrexham.gov.uk
Control:	All-party
MPs:	Martyn Jones Ian Lucas

Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. It covers parts of the traditional county of Denbighshire around Wrexham itself, and the detached parts of Flintshire - English Maelor and Marford.

It is named after Wrexham, its main town, has a population of 130,000 inhabitants. Other places in the borough include Gwersylt, Ruabon, and Chirk.

The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996. Most of the area was previously part of the Welsh district of Wrexham Maelor - with a few areas coming from Glyndwr.

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