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Mar 1, 2022, 5 tweets

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus, or Happy St David’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

To celebrate the national day of Wales, here are some statistics about the country home to three national parks and five and a half areas of outstanding natural beauty (the Wye Valley is in both Wales and England!) 🌳

In mid-2020, the population of Wales was an estimated 3,170,000 people – a 0.53% increase compared with 2019 estimates👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Census2021 data will provide an up-to-date picture of the population when results become available later this year ow.ly/lpUJ50I6NmE

Welsh names that were in the top 100 girls’ names for 2020 in Wales included Alys, Ffion, Seren, Eira and Megan 👶 ow.ly/IoX250I6NqE

Welsh names that were in the top 100 boys’ names for 2020 in Wales included Harri, Osian, Dylan, Jac and Tomos 👶 ow.ly/IoX250I6NqE

In December 2021, the average house price in Wales was at a record high of £205,000, while

🏠 Monmouthshire had the highest average house price in Wales, at £330,000
🏠 Blaenau Gwent had the lowest, at £113,000

➡️ ow.ly/HCFh50I6NwT

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