This article is about the administrative county of Wales. For the ancient kingdom, see Kingdom of Powys. Powys may also refer to the preserved county of Wales.

{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse; float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="260" Powys principal area Geography Area
- Total
- % Water Ranked 1st
5,196 km²
? % Admin HQ Llandrindod Wells GB GB-POW ONS code 00NN Demographics Population:
- ()
- Density
  Ranked

Ranked
/ km² Ethnicity 99.3% White Welsh language
- Any skills Ranked 7th
30.1% Politics
Powys Council
http://www.powys.gov.uk/ Control MPs

• Martyn Jones
• Lembit Öpik
• Roger Williams

!AMs

• Karen Sinclair
• Mick Bates
• Kirsty Williams (Constituency)
• North Wales (Part)
• Mid and West Wales (Part)
  (Regional)

!MEPs

• Wales

Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales.

Geography

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See the list of places in Powys for all towns and villages in Powys.

Powys covers the traditional counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and most of Brecknockshire — an area of 5,196 km², making it the largest principal area in Wales by land area. It is bounded the north by Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham (county borough); to the west by Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; to the east by England; and to the south by Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly (county borough), Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire.

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“No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.” ~ Llewelyn Powys
RobertLAMAR (Robert LAMAR) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:48:02 -0000
“No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.” ~ Llewelyn Powys
Blog Betsan Powys: Senior Presiding Judge for Wales, Mr Justice Nigel Davis - who in all his finery didn't, somehow, look like a 'Nigel' ..
siantirdu (Siân Eleri Roberts) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:13:02 -0000
Blog Betsan Powys: Senior Presiding Judge for Wales, Mr Justice Nigel Davis - who in all his finery didn't, somehow, look like a 'Nigel' ..
does anyone know when the #multiverse was invented, my earliest reference is John Cowper Powys in 1930, anyone know anythink earlier ?
sdv_duras (sdv_duras) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:14:41 -0000
does anyone know when the #multiverse was invented, my earliest reference is John Cowper Powys in 1930, anyone know anythink earlier ?
Just interviewed Betsan Powys, BBC Cymru Wales Political Editor for Capturing Cardiff - many thanks Betsan, most appreciated!
davidelward (David Elward) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:56:00 -0000
Just interviewed Betsan Powys, BBC Cymru Wales Political Editor for Capturing Cardiff - many thanks Betsan, most appreciated!
UK roundup - Royal Mail, Wandsworth, Oxford and Powys: [16:15 CET 10-12] UK – Royal Mail has also revealed its pe... http://bit.ly/5yNKLx
IPEJHenderson (Julie Henderson) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:47:10 -0000
UK roundup - Royal Mail, Wandsworth, Oxford and Powys: [16:15 CET 10-12] UK – Royal Mail has also revealed its pe... http://bit.ly/5yNKLx
UK roundup - Royal Mail, Wandsworth, Oxford and Powys: [16:15 CET 10-12] UK – Royal Mail has also revealed its pe... http://bit.ly/5yNKLx
ipenews (IPE) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:47:10 -0000
UK roundup - Royal Mail, Wandsworth, Oxford and Powys: [16:15 CET 10-12] UK – Royal Mail has also revealed its pe... http://bit.ly/5yNKLx

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