This is alist of communities in Wales sorted byprincipal area. The 'community' is the lowest tier oflocal government inWales, and is usually represented by acommunity council. A Welsh community is broadly equivalent to anEnglish civil parish. In total, Wales is divided into 878 communities, of which about 768 (87%) are represented by community councils.
At present there are six 'grouped' community or town councils in Wales ... in one case, the council is a grouping of small, rural, communities (Cwm, waen and Tremeirchion)