Blank Map of Wales

The outline of Wales, plain or with its 22 council areas from the Isle of Anglesey to Monmouthshire.

Blank Map of Wales

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Write the name of each numbered council area (older lines).Answer key

  1. Blaenau Gwent
  2. Bridgend
  3. Caerphilly
  4. Cardiff
  5. Carmarthenshire
  6. Ceredigion
  7. Conwy
  8. Denbighshire
  9. Flintshire
  10. Gwynedd
  11. Isle of Anglesey
  12. Merthyr Tydfil
  13. Monmouthshire
  14. Neath Port Talbot
  15. Newport
  16. Pembrokeshire
  17. Powys
  18. Rhondda Cynon Taf
  19. Swansea
  20. Torfaen
  21. Vale of Glamorgan
  22. Wrexham

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Each council area (older lines) is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a council area (older lines) is answered.

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  1. Blaenau Gwent A small area in the southeast, west of Monmouthshire.
  2. Bridgend On the south coast, west of the Vale of Glamorgan.
  3. Caerphilly In the southeast, north of Cardiff.
  4. Cardiff The capital, on the south coast.
  5. Carmarthenshire A large area in the southwest, east of Pembrokeshire.
  6. Ceredigion On the west coast, north of Carmarthenshire.
  7. Conwy On the north coast, east of Gwynedd.
  8. Denbighshire In the northeast, between Conwy and Flintshire.
  9. Flintshire The northeast corner, next to England.
  10. Gwynedd The northwest of the mainland, facing the Isle of Anglesey.
  11. Isle of Anglesey The island off the northwest corner.
  12. Merthyr Tydfil A small area in the south, below Powys.
  13. Monmouthshire The southeast corner, on the border with England.
  14. Neath Port Talbot On the south coast, east of Swansea.
  15. Newport On the south coast, east of Cardiff.
  16. Pembrokeshire The southwest tip of Wales.
  17. Powys The big area down the middle, along the border with England.
  18. Rhondda Cynon Taf In the south, between Bridgend and Caerphilly.
  19. Swansea On the south coast, west of Neath Port Talbot.
  20. Torfaen A small area in the southeast, north of Newport.
  21. Vale of Glamorgan The southern tip, west of Cardiff.
  22. Wrexham In the northeast, south of Flintshire, next to England.

How this list was compiled: The 22 principal areas of Wales (11 counties and 11 county boroughs, since 1996), today's list. The count and every name were read on 2026-10-01 in the Welsh Government's list of local authorities (https://www.gov.wales/find-your-local-authority; the labels follow it) and at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_areas_of_Wales. The accepted Welsh names are those of the government's Welsh-language list (https://www.llyw.cymru/dod-o-hyd-ich-awdurdod-lleol). Some lines are older than today's. Tested the same day against the boundary data with Wikipedia's coordinates: Pentyrch and Creigiau (Cardiff) are drawn in Rhondda Cynon Taf; Ewenny, St Brides Major and Wick (Vale of Glamorgan) in Bridgend; Llansilin and Llangedwyn (Powys) in Wrexham; St Dogmaels and Clynderwen (both in Pembrokeshire since 2003) in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. Places within about a kilometer of a line, such as Pontarddulais, can also fall on the wrong side at this scale. The lines are not redrawn by hand. England is land that is not numbered or asked. Outlines: Natural Earth 5.1.2, credited under the drawing. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)

The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_map_units (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_map_units.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centered on 52.3°N 3.7°W. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)

How it works

This blank map of Wales opens on the plain outline of the country, with England drawn plain to the east. Switch Borders on for the 22 council areas, whose lines are older than today’s in places.

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A plain outline first

The sheet opens with nothing inside the outline. The Isle of Anglesey is the island off the northwest corner. Press Print this map for a sheet to mark towns, rivers or mountains on.

The 22 council areas

Borders adds the areas; Numbered and Named label them. The names are today’s. Some of the lines are older, so a few villages near them are drawn in the area next door.

  • Welsh names count as typed answers in the quiz: Caerdydd for Cardiff, Abertawe for Swansea, Ynys Môn for the Isle of Anglesey.

Questions and answers

How many council areas does Wales have?

Twenty-two: eleven counties and eleven county boroughs, in place since 1996. Their formal name is principal areas, and the Welsh Government lists them as local authorities. This map numbers all 22.

Are the lines between the areas current?

The 22 areas and their names are today’s. Some lines are older: Pentyrch (Cardiff), Ewenny (Vale of Glamorgan), Llansilin (Powys), St Dogmaels (Pembrokeshire) and a few other villages are drawn in the area next door to their own.

What is the capital of Wales?

Cardiff, on the south coast. With Borders on, it is one of the small areas in the southeast.

What borders Wales?

England lies to the east. The Irish Sea is to the north and west, the Bristol Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. On this map England is drawn as plain land, without a name.

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