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Unitary authority in central Wales, created in 1996 from the former county of Powys.
Area
5,179 sq km/1,999 sq mi
Towns
Llandrindod Wells (administrative headquarters), Brecon, Builth Wells, Newtown, Welshpool
Physical
mountainous to the north, Black Mountains, rivers Wye and Severn, which both rise on the eastern slopes of Plynlimon
Features
the Brecon Beacons National Park, Lake Vyrnwy (an artificial reservoir supplying Liverpool and Birmingham), alternative-technology centre near Machynlleth
Industries
agriculture, tourism
Agriculture
arable and dairy farming, sheep-rearing
Population
(2001) 126,400
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