Ceredigion (; ) is a
county in
Mid Wales. The county was created as
Cardiganshire in 1282 in the area of the former Kingdom of Ceredigion. The
historic county was abolished in 1974 and reconstituted in 1996 as Ceredigion. The county had a population of 75,900 at the
2011 UK census.
Aberystwyth, which is the largest town, is one of the two administrative centres; the other being
Aberaeron.