Torfaen

For other uses, see Torfaen (disambiguation).

**Torfaen county borough**
Image:WalesTorfaen.png
Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 20th 126 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Pontypool
ISO 3166-2	GB-TOF
ONS code	00PM
Demographics
Population - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 17th 90,949 722 / km²
Ethnicity	99.2% White.
Welsh language - Any skills	Ranked 19th 14.5%
Politics
Image:Torfaenarms.PNG Torfaen County Borough Council http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/
Control	Labour
MP	Paul Murphy

Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. It lies within the traditional county of Monmouthshire.

The district borders Newport to the south, Monmouthshire to the east, and Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly to the west. Its main towns are Abersychan, Blaenavon, Cwmbran and Pontypool.

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