Mid Wales (Welsh:Canolbarth Cymru or simplyY Canolbarth, meaning "the midlands"), orCentral Wales, is aregion ofWales, encompassing its midlands, in-betweenNorth Wales andSouth Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of theSenedd covered theunitary authority areas ofCeredigion andPowys and the area ofGwynedd that had previously been the district ofMeirionnydd.[1] A similar definition is used by theBBC.[2] TheWales Spatial Plan defines a region known as "Central Wales" which covers Ceredigion and Powys.[3]
Mid Wales is dominated by theCambrian Mountains, including theGreen Desert of Wales.[4] The region is sparsely populated, with an economy dependent on farming and small businesses.[5]
Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Wales include;Brecon and Radnorshire,Ceredigion,Dwyfor Meirionnydd andMontgomeryshire.
The region is represented in theSenedd with anelectoral region known asMid and West Wales.
In April 2021, aMid Wales Corporate Joint Committee was formed to allow the two local councils in the region to collaborate in areas relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies.
On 13 January 2022, the Mid Wales Growth Deal's Final Deal Agreement was signed between the Growing Mid Wales Board; containing representatives fromCeredigion County Council andPowys County Council, and theUK andWelsh Governments. The deal involves the commitment of £110 million of funding from the two governments, with additional funding provided by other public and private sectors over the span of 10 years. The deal aims to increase investment in the region to £400 million by 2032, support an increase ingross value added of between £570 million and £700 million in the region's economy, and create between 1,100 and 1,400 jobs in Mid Wales.[6][7][8][9]
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