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Afan Ogwr Rhondda

One of Wales's 16 Senedd constituencies. It is made up of 127 neighbourhoods of about 1,600 people each, and six Members represent it in the Senedd.

Who represents it

Town and country

Of its 127 neighbourhoods, 107 are in towns and cities, 12 are small towns or on the edge of towns, and 8 are villages or open countryside.

Across Wales, 16% of neighbourhoods are villages or countryside.

Aberavon 1: Town or cityAberavon 2: Town or cityAberavon 3: Town or cityAberavon 4: Town or cityBaglan 1: Town or cityBaglan 2: Town or cityBaglan 3: Town or cityBaglan 4: Town or cityBriton Ferry East 1: Town or cityBriton Ferry East 2: Town or cityBriton Ferry West 1: Town or cityBriton Ferry West 2: Town or cityBryn and Cwmavon 1: Village or countrysideBryn and Cwmavon 2: Small town or edge of townBryn and Cwmavon 3: Small town or edge of townBryn and Cwmavon 4: Small town or edge of townCymer (Neath Port Talbot) 2: Village or countrysideGwynfi: Small town or edge of townMargam 1: Town or cityMargam 2: Village or countrysidePelenna: Village or countrysidePort Talbot 1: Town or cityPort Talbot 2: Town or cityPort Talbot 3: Town or cityPort Talbot 4: Town or citySandfields East 1: Town or citySandfields East 2: Town or citySandfields East 3: Town or citySandfields East 4: Town or citySandfields West 1: Town or citySandfields West 2: Town or citySandfields West 3: Town or citySandfields West 4: Town or cityTai-bach 1: Town or cityTai-bach 2: Town or cityTai-bach 3: Town or cityBettws (Bridgend): Small town or edge of townBlackmill 1: Town or cityBlackmill 2: Village or countrysideBlaengarw: Small town or edge of townCaerau (Bridgend) 1: Town or cityCaerau (Bridgend) 2: Town or cityCaerau (Bridgend) 3: Town or cityCaerau (Bridgend) 4: Town or cityCaerau (Bridgend) 5: Town or cityCornelly 1: Town or cityCornelly 2: Town or cityCornelly 3: Town or cityCornelly 4: Town or cityLlangeinor: Village or countrysideLlangynwyd 1: Town or cityLlangynwyd 2: Small town or edge of townMaesteg East 1: Town or cityMaesteg East 2: Town or cityMaesteg East 3: Town or cityMaesteg West 1: Town or cityMaesteg West 2: Town or cityMaesteg West 3: Town or cityMaesteg West 4: Town or cityNant-y-moel 1: Small town or edge of townNant-y-moel 2: Small town or edge of townOgmore Vale 1: Small town or edge of townOgmore Vale 2: Village or countrysidePontycymmer 1: Small town or edge of townPontycymmer 2: Small town or edge of townPyle 1: Town or cityPyle 2: Town or cityPyle 3: Town or cityPyle 4: Town or cityPyle 5: Town or cityCwm Clydach 1: Town or cityCwm Clydach 2: Town or cityCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 1: Town or cityCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 2: Town or cityCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 3: Town or cityCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 4: Town or cityFerndale 1: Town or cityFerndale 2: Town or cityFerndale 3: Town or cityGilfach-goch 1: Town or cityGilfach-goch 2: Town or cityMaerdy 1: Town or cityMaerdy 2: Town or cityPentre 2: Town or cityPentre 4: Town or cityPen-y-graig 1: Town or cityPen-y-graig 2: Town or cityPen-y-graig 3: Town or cityPen-y-graig 4: Town or cityPorth 1: Town or cityPorth 2: Town or cityPorth 3: Town or cityPorth 4: Town or cityTonypandy 1: Town or cityTonypandy 2: Town or cityTonyrefail East 1: Town or cityTonyrefail East 2: Town or cityTonyrefail East 3: Town or cityTonyrefail East 4: Town or cityTonyrefail West 1: Town or cityTonyrefail West 3: Town or cityTrealaw 1: Town or cityTrealaw 2: Town or cityTrealaw 3: Town or cityTreherbert 1: Town or cityTreherbert 2: Town or cityTreherbert 3: Town or cityTreherbert 4: Town or cityTreorchy 1: Town or cityTreorchy 2: Town or cityTreorchy 3: Town or cityTreorchy 4: Town or cityTreorchy 5: Town or cityTylorstown 1: Town or cityTylorstown 2: Town or cityTylorstown 3: Town or cityYnyshir 1: Town or cityYnyshir 2: Town or cityYstrad 1: Town or cityYstrad 2: Town or cityYstrad 3: Town or cityYstrad 4: Town or cityTonyrefail West 2: Town or cityTonyrefail West 4: Town or cityPentre 5: Town or cityLlwyn-y-pia: Town or cityCymer (Neath Port Talbot) 3: Village or countryside
Town and country
  • Town or city
  • Small town or edge of town
  • Village or countryside

Welsh speakers

In the 2021 census, about 10% of people here aged three or over said they could speak Welsh. Across Wales it was about 18%.

In none of its neighbourhoods do 40% or more speak Welsh.

The highest share is in Treorchy 5, at 18.2%.

Aberavon 1: 6.3% speak WelshAberavon 2: 6.6% speak WelshAberavon 3: 6.7% speak WelshAberavon 4: 5.6% speak WelshBaglan 1: 8.9% speak WelshBaglan 2: 7.2% speak WelshBaglan 3: 8.3% speak WelshBaglan 4: 9.5% speak WelshBriton Ferry East 1: 8.6% speak WelshBriton Ferry East 2: 8.0% speak WelshBriton Ferry West 1: 10.2% speak WelshBriton Ferry West 2: 8.1% speak WelshBryn and Cwmavon 1: 12.7% speak WelshBryn and Cwmavon 2: 13.6% speak WelshBryn and Cwmavon 3: 10.7% speak WelshBryn and Cwmavon 4: 13.7% speak WelshCymer (Neath Port Talbot) 2: 5.2% speak WelshGwynfi: 5.4% speak WelshMargam 1: 7.2% speak WelshMargam 2: 11.2% speak WelshPelenna: 12.1% speak WelshPort Talbot 1: 9.8% speak WelshPort Talbot 2: 8.4% speak WelshPort Talbot 3: 8.4% speak WelshPort Talbot 4: 8.2% speak WelshSandfields East 1: 6.8% speak WelshSandfields East 2: 5.5% speak WelshSandfields East 3: 7.5% speak WelshSandfields East 4: 6.3% speak WelshSandfields West 1: 8.2% speak WelshSandfields West 2: 8.3% speak WelshSandfields West 3: 7.0% speak WelshSandfields West 4: 7.5% speak WelshTai-bach 1: 8.4% speak WelshTai-bach 2: 5.0% speak WelshTai-bach 3: 8.9% speak WelshBettws (Bridgend): 7.1% speak WelshBlackmill 1: 6.6% speak WelshBlackmill 2: 7.8% speak WelshBlaengarw: 9.3% speak WelshCaerau (Bridgend) 1: 8.0% speak WelshCaerau (Bridgend) 2: 6.4% speak WelshCaerau (Bridgend) 3: 7.3% speak WelshCaerau (Bridgend) 4: 7.8% speak WelshCaerau (Bridgend) 5: 10.8% speak WelshCornelly 1: 8.8% speak WelshCornelly 2: 10.0% speak WelshCornelly 3: 10.0% speak WelshCornelly 4: 8.5% speak WelshLlangeinor: 9.9% speak WelshLlangynwyd 1: 14.8% speak WelshLlangynwyd 2: 12.5% speak WelshMaesteg East 1: 10.0% speak WelshMaesteg East 2: 11.9% speak WelshMaesteg East 3: 9.0% speak WelshMaesteg West 1: 14.0% speak WelshMaesteg West 2: 13.9% speak WelshMaesteg West 3: 11.2% speak WelshMaesteg West 4: 10.1% speak WelshNant-y-moel 1: 6.7% speak WelshNant-y-moel 2: 7.2% speak WelshOgmore Vale 1: 7.1% speak WelshOgmore Vale 2: 8.2% speak WelshPontycymmer 1: 13.5% speak WelshPontycymmer 2: 11.9% speak WelshPyle 1: 6.5% speak WelshPyle 2: 8.7% speak WelshPyle 3: 9.7% speak WelshPyle 4: 8.7% speak WelshPyle 5: 7.3% speak WelshCwm Clydach 1: 5.6% speak WelshCwm Clydach 2: 10.5% speak WelshCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 1: 10.4% speak WelshCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 2: 14.0% speak WelshCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 3: 7.8% speak WelshCymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 4: 6.6% speak WelshFerndale 1: 10.4% speak WelshFerndale 2: 11.8% speak WelshFerndale 3: 9.5% speak WelshGilfach-goch 1: 10.1% speak WelshGilfach-goch 2: 6.7% speak WelshMaerdy 1: 8.6% speak WelshMaerdy 2: 8.1% speak WelshPentre 2: 13.9% speak WelshPentre 4: 9.7% speak WelshPen-y-graig 1: 9.1% speak WelshPen-y-graig 2: 8.2% speak WelshPen-y-graig 3: 5.9% speak WelshPen-y-graig 4: 8.1% speak WelshPorth 1: 12.9% speak WelshPorth 2: 14.4% speak WelshPorth 3: 13.8% speak WelshPorth 4: 12.3% speak WelshTonypandy 1: 9.0% speak WelshTonypandy 2: 11.1% speak WelshTonyrefail East 1: 10.6% speak WelshTonyrefail East 2: 12.4% speak WelshTonyrefail East 3: 9.9% speak WelshTonyrefail East 4: 9.7% speak WelshTonyrefail West 1: 8.8% speak WelshTonyrefail West 3: 10.5% speak WelshTrealaw 1: 8.0% speak WelshTrealaw 2: 14.9% speak WelshTrealaw 3: 10.5% speak WelshTreherbert 1: 15.3% speak WelshTreherbert 2: 11.2% speak WelshTreherbert 3: 10.8% speak WelshTreherbert 4: 14.9% speak WelshTreorchy 1: 14.7% speak WelshTreorchy 2: 14.0% speak WelshTreorchy 3: 14.6% speak WelshTreorchy 4: 13.0% speak WelshTreorchy 5: 18.2% speak WelshTylorstown 1: 9.4% speak WelshTylorstown 2: 12.9% speak WelshTylorstown 3: 7.3% speak WelshYnyshir 1: 10.1% speak WelshYnyshir 2: 14.7% speak WelshYstrad 1: 13.6% speak WelshYstrad 2: 14.0% speak WelshYstrad 3: 10.3% speak WelshYstrad 4: 13.7% speak WelshTonyrefail West 2: 15.5% speak WelshTonyrefail West 4: 8.8% speak WelshPentre 5: 11.3% speak WelshLlwyn-y-pia: 9.2% speak WelshCymer (Neath Port Talbot) 3: 5.9% speak Welsh
Share who can speak Welsh
  • Under 10%
  • 10 to 20%
  • 20 to 40%
  • 40 to 60%
  • 60% or more

Deprivation

The Welsh Government ranks every neighbourhood in Wales, from the most deprived (1) to the least deprived (1,917). It looks at income, jobs, health, education, housing, access to services, safety and the local environment. It describes places, not people: not everyone in a deprived area is poor, and many people on low incomes live elsewhere.

25 of the neighbourhoods here are among the 10% most deprived in Wales, and 1 are among the 10% least deprived. If deprivation were spread evenly, you would expect about 13 of each.

The most deprived is Caerau (Bridgend) 1, ranked 4 of 1,917. The least deprived is Tonyrefail West 2, ranked 1,730.

Better or worse than the middle of Wales

The rank of the middle neighbourhood here on each measure. Dots to the left of the line are more deprived than the middle of Wales; dots to the right are less deprived.

← More deprivedLess deprived →
  • Income
  • Jobs
  • Health
  • Education
  • Access to services
  • Housing
  • Community safety
  • Local environment

Compared with the rest of Wales, it does worst on education and best on access to services.

Aberavon 1: deprivation rank 1,302 of 1,917Aberavon 2: deprivation rank 238 of 1,917Aberavon 3: deprivation rank 166 of 1,917Aberavon 4: deprivation rank 67 of 1,917Baglan 1: deprivation rank 968 of 1,917Baglan 2: deprivation rank 1,697 of 1,917Baglan 3: deprivation rank 596 of 1,917Baglan 4: deprivation rank 1,471 of 1,917Briton Ferry East 1: deprivation rank 701 of 1,917Briton Ferry East 2: deprivation rank 243 of 1,917Briton Ferry West 1: deprivation rank 47 of 1,917Briton Ferry West 2: deprivation rank 237 of 1,917Bryn and Cwmavon 1: deprivation rank 910 of 1,917Bryn and Cwmavon 2: deprivation rank 1,551 of 1,917Bryn and Cwmavon 3: deprivation rank 245 of 1,917Bryn and Cwmavon 4: deprivation rank 672 of 1,917Cymer (Neath Port Talbot) 2: deprivation rank 15 of 1,917Gwynfi: deprivation rank 103 of 1,917Margam 1: deprivation rank 482 of 1,917Margam 2: deprivation rank 1,539 of 1,917Pelenna: deprivation rank 609 of 1,917Port Talbot 1: deprivation rank 932 of 1,917Port Talbot 2: deprivation rank 536 of 1,917Port Talbot 3: deprivation rank 302 of 1,917Port Talbot 4: deprivation rank 765 of 1,917Sandfields East 1: deprivation rank 118 of 1,917Sandfields East 2: deprivation rank 53 of 1,917Sandfields East 3: deprivation rank 1,003 of 1,917Sandfields East 4: deprivation rank 443 of 1,917Sandfields West 1: deprivation rank 309 of 1,917Sandfields West 2: deprivation rank 39 of 1,917Sandfields West 3: deprivation rank 165 of 1,917Sandfields West 4: deprivation rank 207 of 1,917Tai-bach 1: deprivation rank 572 of 1,917Tai-bach 2: deprivation rank 179 of 1,917Tai-bach 3: deprivation rank 729 of 1,917Bettws (Bridgend): deprivation rank 138 of 1,917Blackmill 1: deprivation rank 283 of 1,917Blackmill 2: deprivation rank 364 of 1,917Blaengarw: deprivation rank 490 of 1,917Caerau (Bridgend) 1: deprivation rank 4 of 1,917Caerau (Bridgend) 2: deprivation rank 68 of 1,917Caerau (Bridgend) 3: deprivation rank 150 of 1,917Caerau (Bridgend) 4: deprivation rank 320 of 1,917Caerau (Bridgend) 5: deprivation rank 748 of 1,917Cornelly 1: deprivation rank 605 of 1,917Cornelly 2: deprivation rank 1,194 of 1,917Cornelly 3: deprivation rank 921 of 1,917Cornelly 4: deprivation rank 285 of 1,917Llangeinor: deprivation rank 712 of 1,917Llangynwyd 1: deprivation rank 1,316 of 1,917Llangynwyd 2: deprivation rank 681 of 1,917Maesteg East 1: deprivation rank 312 of 1,917Maesteg East 2: deprivation rank 481 of 1,917Maesteg East 3: deprivation rank 1,056 of 1,917Maesteg West 1: deprivation rank 1,313 of 1,917Maesteg West 2: deprivation rank 374 of 1,917Maesteg West 3: deprivation rank 457 of 1,917Maesteg West 4: deprivation rank 387 of 1,917Nant-y-moel 1: deprivation rank 247 of 1,917Nant-y-moel 2: deprivation rank 571 of 1,917Ogmore Vale 1: deprivation rank 739 of 1,917Ogmore Vale 2: deprivation rank 545 of 1,917Pontycymmer 1: deprivation rank 648 of 1,917Pontycymmer 2: deprivation rank 520 of 1,917Pyle 1: deprivation rank 1,480 of 1,917Pyle 2: deprivation rank 365 of 1,917Pyle 3: deprivation rank 557 of 1,917Pyle 4: deprivation rank 666 of 1,917Pyle 5: deprivation rank 487 of 1,917Cwm Clydach 1: deprivation rank 224 of 1,917Cwm Clydach 2: deprivation rank 618 of 1,917Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 1: deprivation rank 639 of 1,917Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 2: deprivation rank 948 of 1,917Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 3: deprivation rank 201 of 1,917Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 4: deprivation rank 116 of 1,917Ferndale 1: deprivation rank 1,115 of 1,917Ferndale 2: deprivation rank 654 of 1,917Ferndale 3: deprivation rank 695 of 1,917Gilfach-goch 1: deprivation rank 709 of 1,917Gilfach-goch 2: deprivation rank 190 of 1,917Maerdy 1: deprivation rank 167 of 1,917Maerdy 2: deprivation rank 50 of 1,917Pentre 2: deprivation rank 1,522 of 1,917Pentre 4: deprivation rank 598 of 1,917Pen-y-graig 1: deprivation rank 187 of 1,917Pen-y-graig 2: deprivation rank 669 of 1,917Pen-y-graig 3: deprivation rank 206 of 1,917Pen-y-graig 4: deprivation rank 555 of 1,917Porth 1: deprivation rank 935 of 1,917Porth 2: deprivation rank 1,462 of 1,917Porth 3: deprivation rank 441 of 1,917Porth 4: deprivation rank 413 of 1,917Tonypandy 1: deprivation rank 543 of 1,917Tonypandy 2: deprivation rank 760 of 1,917Tonyrefail East 1: deprivation rank 646 of 1,917Tonyrefail East 2: deprivation rank 1,205 of 1,917Tonyrefail East 3: deprivation rank 101 of 1,917Tonyrefail East 4: deprivation rank 1,564 of 1,917Tonyrefail West 1: deprivation rank 589 of 1,917Tonyrefail West 3: deprivation rank 480 of 1,917Trealaw 1: deprivation rank 601 of 1,917Trealaw 2: deprivation rank 172 of 1,917Trealaw 3: deprivation rank 385 of 1,917Treherbert 1: deprivation rank 606 of 1,917Treherbert 2: deprivation rank 130 of 1,917Treherbert 3: deprivation rank 294 of 1,917Treherbert 4: deprivation rank 241 of 1,917Treorchy 1: deprivation rank 1,000 of 1,917Treorchy 2: deprivation rank 995 of 1,917Treorchy 3: deprivation rank 478 of 1,917Treorchy 4: deprivation rank 566 of 1,917Treorchy 5: deprivation rank 920 of 1,917Tylorstown 1: deprivation rank 23 of 1,917Tylorstown 2: deprivation rank 298 of 1,917Tylorstown 3: deprivation rank 145 of 1,917Ynyshir 1: deprivation rank 122 of 1,917Ynyshir 2: deprivation rank 1,031 of 1,917Ystrad 1: deprivation rank 680 of 1,917Ystrad 2: deprivation rank 629 of 1,917Ystrad 3: deprivation rank 474 of 1,917Ystrad 4: deprivation rank 228 of 1,917Tonyrefail West 2: deprivation rank 1,730 of 1,917Tonyrefail West 4: deprivation rank 906 of 1,917Pentre 5: deprivation rank 477 of 1,917Llwyn-y-pia: deprivation rank 359 of 1,917Cymer (Neath Port Talbot) 3: deprivation rank 244 of 1,917
Deprivation rank
  • 10% most deprived
  • 10 to 20%
  • 20 to 30%
  • 30 to 50%
  • Less deprived half

Second homes

In March 2023, in the typical area here, about 4 in every 1,000 homes on the council tax list were second homes. Across Wales the typical figure was 6.

None of its areas had 50 or more in every 1,000.

These figures are for wider areas of about 7,000 people, so neighbouring neighbourhoods share a colour.

Aberavon 1: 7Aberavon 2: 8Aberavon 3: 8Aberavon 4: 8Baglan 1: 11Baglan 2: 11Baglan 3: 11Baglan 4: 11Briton Ferry East 1: 6Briton Ferry East 2: 6Briton Ferry West 1: 6Briton Ferry West 2: 6Bryn and Cwmavon 1: 5Bryn and Cwmavon 2: 5Bryn and Cwmavon 3: 5Bryn and Cwmavon 4: 5Cymer (Neath Port Talbot) 2: 12Gwynfi: 12Margam 1: 6Margam 2: 6Pelenna: 5Port Talbot 1: 10Port Talbot 2: 10Port Talbot 3: 10Port Talbot 4: 10Sandfields East 1: 8Sandfields East 2: 7Sandfields East 3: 8Sandfields East 4: 8Sandfields West 1: 7Sandfields West 2: 7Sandfields West 3: 7Sandfields West 4: 7Tai-bach 1: 10Tai-bach 2: 6Tai-bach 3: 6Bettws (Bridgend): Fewer than 10Blackmill 1: Fewer than 10Blackmill 2: Fewer than 10Blaengarw: Fewer than 10Caerau (Bridgend) 1: Fewer than 10Caerau (Bridgend) 2: Fewer than 10Caerau (Bridgend) 3: Fewer than 10Caerau (Bridgend) 4: Fewer than 10Caerau (Bridgend) 5: Fewer than 10Cornelly 1: Fewer than 10Cornelly 2: Fewer than 10Cornelly 3: Fewer than 10Cornelly 4: Fewer than 10Llangeinor: Fewer than 10Llangynwyd 1: Fewer than 10Llangynwyd 2: Fewer than 10Maesteg East 1: Fewer than 10Maesteg East 2: Fewer than 10Maesteg East 3: Fewer than 10Maesteg West 1: Fewer than 10Maesteg West 2: Fewer than 10Maesteg West 3: Fewer than 10Maesteg West 4: Fewer than 10Nant-y-moel 1: Fewer than 10Nant-y-moel 2: Fewer than 10Ogmore Vale 1: Fewer than 10Ogmore Vale 2: Fewer than 10Pontycymmer 1: Fewer than 10Pontycymmer 2: Fewer than 10Pyle 1: Fewer than 10Pyle 2: Fewer than 10Pyle 3: Fewer than 10Pyle 4: Fewer than 10Pyle 5: Fewer than 10Cwm Clydach 1: 4Cwm Clydach 2: 4Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 1: 6Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 2: 3Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 3: 3Cymer (Rhondda Cynon Taf) 4: 3Ferndale 1: 3Ferndale 2: 7Ferndale 3: 3Gilfach-goch 1: 2Gilfach-goch 2: 2Maerdy 1: 3Maerdy 2: 3Pentre 2: 4Pentre 4: 4Pen-y-graig 1: 3Pen-y-graig 2: 3Pen-y-graig 3: 3Pen-y-graig 4: 3Porth 1: 6Porth 2: 6Porth 3: 6Porth 4: 3Tonypandy 1: 4Tonypandy 2: 4Tonyrefail East 1: 2Tonyrefail East 2: 2Tonyrefail East 3: 2Tonyrefail East 4: 2Tonyrefail West 1: 2Tonyrefail West 3: 2Trealaw 1: 3Trealaw 2: 4Trealaw 3: 3Treherbert 1: 10Treherbert 2: 10Treherbert 3: 10Treherbert 4: 10Treorchy 1: 8Treorchy 2: 8Treorchy 3: 8Treorchy 4: 8Treorchy 5: 8Tylorstown 1: 7Tylorstown 2: 7Tylorstown 3: 7Ynyshir 1: 6Ynyshir 2: 6Ystrad 1: 4Ystrad 2: 4Ystrad 3: 4Ystrad 4: 4Tonyrefail West 2: 2Tonyrefail West 4: 2Pentre 5: 4Llwyn-y-pia: 4Cymer (Neath Port Talbot) 3: 12
Second homes per 1,000 homes
  • Fewer than 10
  • 10 to 25
  • 25 to 50
  • 50 to 100
  • 100 or more

What its Members talk about

The subjects its six Members have raised most in debates, questions and committees this Senedd term.

  1. Schools52 contributions
  2. The economy and jobs39 contributions
  3. Public finances38 contributions
  4. The NHS28 contributions
  5. Universities, colleges and skills24 contributions
  6. Councils and public services23 contributions

About these figures

Each neighbourhood (a Lower layer Super Output Area, the smallest area most official statistics are published for) is placed in the constituency that contains its centre. A constituency's figure for Welsh speakers is the average of its neighbourhoods, which have similar numbers of people.

The maps are read from DataMapWales, the Welsh Government's map service, and checked once a month for updates. Last read 26 October 2026.

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