What is Dyfed?
{{Infobox historic subdivision | |Name= Dyfed |HQ= [[Carmarthen]] |Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) |Origin= [[Kingdom of Dyfed]] |Start= 1974 |End= 1996 |Government = [[Dyfed County Council]] |Replace= [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Ceredigion]], [[Pembrokeshire]] |Map= [[File:Dyfed Preserved County in Wales.svg|200px]]<br />''Location of Dyfed in [[Wales]]'' |Arms= |PopulationFirst= 316,369 |PopulationFirstYear= 1971 |PopulationSecond= 351,100 (estimate) |PopulationSecondYear=1992 |PopulationLast= 375,200 (estimate) <br> Ranked 5th |PopulationLastYear= 2007 |AreaFirst= 5765.75&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> |AreaFirstYear= 1974 |AreaLast= 5765.75&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><br />Ranked 1st |AreaLastYear= 1996 }} '''Dyfed''' (pronounced ''Durv-ed'') is one of the eight [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved counties]] of [[Wales]]. It was created on 1 April 1974 when [[Ceredigion|Cardiganshire]], [[Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire]] came together. In 1996, it was abolished and Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire were made into seperate counties once again. The next day, Cardiganshire was renamed to its current name, [[Ceredigion]]. It was a very rural county and was located in the south-west of Wales. It had a border on the [[Irish Sea]] and the [[Bristol Channel]]. It bordered [[Gwynedd]] to the north, [[Powys]] to the east and [[West Glamorgan]] to the south-east. The county's [[county town]] was [[Carmarthen]] but the largest town was [[Llanelli]]. The university town of [[Aberystwyth]] was also inside the county. The name Dyfed is still used today, for example in the name [[Dyfed–Powys Police]]. [[Category:Preserved counties of Wales]]