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Population and Administration

The population of the county borough is 119,293 (2001). Only about 6.5 per cent of the population speaks Welsh. The chief towns are the port of Barry (population, 1991, 49,887), which is also the administrative centre of the unitary authority, Cowbridge (1991, 3,682), Llantwit Major (1991, 12,909), and Penarth (1991, 23,434).

The police authority is the South Wales Constabulary, which has its headquarters in the town of Bridgend.