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Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr

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, 115 are in towns and cities, 10 are small towns or on the edge of towns, and 2 are villages or open countryside.

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

Aberaman North 1: Town or cityAberaman North 2: Town or cityAberaman North 3: Town or cityAberaman South 1: Town or cityAberaman South 2: Town or cityAberaman South 3: Town or cityAbercynon 1: Town or cityAbercynon 2: Town or cityAbercynon 3: Town or cityAbercynon 4: Town or cityAberdare East 1: Town or cityAberdare East 2: Town or cityAberdare East 3: Town or cityAberdare East 4: Town or cityAberdare West and Llwydcoed 1: Town or cityAberdare West and Llwydcoed 2: Town or cityAberdare West and Llwydcoed 3: Town or cityAberdare West and Llwydcoed 4: Town or cityAberdare West and Llwydcoed 5: Town or cityAberdare West and Llwydcoed 6: Town or cityBeddau 1: Town or cityBeddau 2: Town or cityBeddau 3: Town or cityBrynna 1: Small town or edge of townChurch Village 1: Town or cityCilfynydd 1: Town or cityCilfynydd 2: Town or cityCwmbach 1: Town or cityCwmbach 2: Town or cityCwmbach 3: Town or cityGlyn-coch 1: Town or cityGlyn-coch 2: Town or cityHawthorn 1: Town or cityHawthorn 2: Town or cityHirwaun 1: Town or cityHirwaun 2: Town or cityHirwaun 3: Town or cityLlanharan 1: Small town or edge of townLlanharan 2: Small town or edge of townLlanharry 2: Small town or edge of townLlantrisant Town 1: Town or cityLlantrisant Town 2: Town or cityLlantrisant Town 3: Town or cityLlantwit Fardre 1: Town or cityLlantwit Fardre 2: Village or countrysideLlantwit Fardre 3: Town or cityLlantwit Fardre 4: Town or cityMountain Ash East 1: Town or cityMountain Ash East 2: Town or cityMountain Ash West 1: Town or cityMountain Ash West 2: Town or cityMountain Ash West 3: Town or cityPenrhiw-ceiber 1: Town or cityPenrhiw-ceiber 2: Town or cityPenrhiw-ceiber 3: Town or cityPenrhiw-ceiber 4: Town or cityPen-y-waun 1: Town or cityPen-y-waun 2: Town or cityPontypridd Town 1: Town or cityPontypridd Town 2: Town or cityRhigos: Village or countrysideRhondda 1: Town or cityRhondda 2: Town or cityRhondda 3: Town or cityRhydfelen Central and Llan 1: Town or cityRhydfelen Central and Llan 2: Town or cityRhydfelen Central and Llan 3: Town or cityTalbot Green 1: Town or cityTalbot Green 2: Town or cityTon-teg 1: Town or cityTon-teg 2: Town or cityTon-teg 3: Town or cityTrallwng 1: Town or cityTrallwng 2: Town or cityTrallwng 3: Town or cityTreforest 1: Town or cityTreforest 2: Town or cityTreforest 3: Town or cityTyn-y-nant 1: Town or cityTyn-y-nant 2: Town or cityTyn-y-nant 3: Town or cityYnysybwl 1: Town or cityYnysybwl 2: Town or cityYnysybwl 3: Town or cityBedlinog 1: Small town or edge of townBedlinog 2: Town or cityCyfarthfa 1: Town or cityCyfarthfa 2: Town or cityCyfarthfa 3: Town or cityCyfarthfa 4: Town or cityDowlais 1: Town or cityDowlais 2: Town or cityDowlais 3: Town or cityDowlais 4: Town or cityGurnos 1: Town or cityGurnos 2: Town or cityGurnos 3: Town or cityMerthyr Vale 1: Small town or edge of townPark 1: Town or cityPark 2: Town or cityPark 3: Town or cityPenydarren 1: Town or cityPenydarren 2: Town or cityPenydarren 3: Town or cityPenydarren 4: Town or cityPlymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 1: Town or cityPlymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 2: Town or cityPlymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 3: Town or cityTown 1: Town or cityTown 3: Town or cityTown 4: Town or cityTreharris 1: Town or cityTreharris 2: Town or cityTreharris 3: Town or cityTreharris 4: Town or cityVaynor 2: Town or cityVaynor 1: Town or cityChurch Village 2: Town or cityChurch Village 3: Town or cityTown 5: Town or cityTown 6: Town or cityMerthyr Vale 4: Small town or edge of townRhondda 4: Town or cityBrynna 2: Small town or edge of townBryncae 1: Small town or edge of townLlanharry 3: Town or cityLlanharry 4: Small town or edge of town
Town and country
  • Town or city
  • Small town or edge of town
  • Village or countryside

Welsh speakers

In the 2021 census, about 12% 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 Church Village 3, at 26.0%.

Aberaman North 1: 9.3% speak WelshAberaman North 2: 10.1% speak WelshAberaman North 3: 8.3% speak WelshAberaman South 1: 8.8% speak WelshAberaman South 2: 7.3% speak WelshAberaman South 3: 9.4% speak WelshAbercynon 1: 12.2% speak WelshAbercynon 2: 8.9% speak WelshAbercynon 3: 10.6% speak WelshAbercynon 4: 13.0% speak WelshAberdare East 1: 12.0% speak WelshAberdare East 2: 10.6% speak WelshAberdare East 3: 11.0% speak WelshAberdare East 4: 10.7% speak WelshAberdare West and Llwydcoed 1: 11.8% speak WelshAberdare West and Llwydcoed 2: 13.4% speak WelshAberdare West and Llwydcoed 3: 10.7% speak WelshAberdare West and Llwydcoed 4: 8.4% speak WelshAberdare West and Llwydcoed 5: 10.7% speak WelshAberdare West and Llwydcoed 6: 16.3% speak WelshBeddau 1: 11.8% speak WelshBeddau 2: 10.7% speak WelshBeddau 3: 15.9% speak WelshBrynna 1: 10.8% speak WelshChurch Village 1: 18.2% speak WelshCilfynydd 1: 13.0% speak WelshCilfynydd 2: 13.9% speak WelshCwmbach 1: 8.1% speak WelshCwmbach 2: 9.1% speak WelshCwmbach 3: 10.8% speak WelshGlyn-coch 1: 12.0% speak WelshGlyn-coch 2: 12.7% speak WelshHawthorn 1: 11.6% speak WelshHawthorn 2: 12.1% speak WelshHirwaun 1: 16.9% speak WelshHirwaun 2: 17.8% speak WelshHirwaun 3: 11.1% speak WelshLlanharan 1: 10.8% speak WelshLlanharan 2: 15.9% speak WelshLlanharry 2: 11.0% speak WelshLlantrisant Town 1: 16.9% speak WelshLlantrisant Town 2: 16.2% speak WelshLlantrisant Town 3: 16.9% speak WelshLlantwit Fardre 1: 17.7% speak WelshLlantwit Fardre 2: 25.2% speak WelshLlantwit Fardre 3: 12.5% speak WelshLlantwit Fardre 4: 15.7% speak WelshMountain Ash East 1: 12.6% speak WelshMountain Ash East 2: 12.3% speak WelshMountain Ash West 1: 9.5% speak WelshMountain Ash West 2: 9.5% speak WelshMountain Ash West 3: 11.2% speak WelshPenrhiw-ceiber 1: 9.7% speak WelshPenrhiw-ceiber 2: 9.2% speak WelshPenrhiw-ceiber 3: 8.5% speak WelshPenrhiw-ceiber 4: 8.7% speak WelshPen-y-waun 1: 10.3% speak WelshPen-y-waun 2: 8.9% speak WelshPontypridd Town 1: 19.9% speak WelshPontypridd Town 2: 16.3% speak WelshRhigos: 14.8% speak WelshRhondda 1: 12.8% speak WelshRhondda 2: 10.6% speak WelshRhondda 3: 14.1% speak WelshRhydfelen Central and Llan 1: 9.9% speak WelshRhydfelen Central and Llan 2: 10.6% speak WelshRhydfelen Central and Llan 3: 11.9% speak WelshTalbot Green 1: 14.4% speak WelshTalbot Green 2: 10.8% speak WelshTon-teg 1: 14.0% speak WelshTon-teg 2: 13.5% speak WelshTon-teg 3: 13.5% speak WelshTrallwng 1: 12.8% speak WelshTrallwng 2: 15.3% speak WelshTrallwng 3: 11.6% speak WelshTreforest 1: 9.3% speak WelshTreforest 2: 8.7% speak WelshTreforest 3: 10.5% speak WelshTyn-y-nant 1: 10.4% speak WelshTyn-y-nant 2: 12.9% speak WelshTyn-y-nant 3: 8.7% speak WelshYnysybwl 1: 12.1% speak WelshYnysybwl 2: 15.9% speak WelshYnysybwl 3: 21.3% speak WelshBedlinog 1: 8.5% speak WelshBedlinog 2: 10.0% speak WelshCyfarthfa 1: 11.6% speak WelshCyfarthfa 2: 7.9% speak WelshCyfarthfa 3: 8.4% speak WelshCyfarthfa 4: 10.0% speak WelshDowlais 1: 6.8% speak WelshDowlais 2: 8.7% speak WelshDowlais 3: 8.6% speak WelshDowlais 4: 6.9% speak WelshGurnos 1: 5.7% speak WelshGurnos 2: 5.7% speak WelshGurnos 3: 4.6% speak WelshMerthyr Vale 1: 12.0% speak WelshPark 1: 7.5% speak WelshPark 2: 7.9% speak WelshPark 3: 6.9% speak WelshPenydarren 1: 4.8% speak WelshPenydarren 2: 5.6% speak WelshPenydarren 3: 6.8% speak WelshPenydarren 4: 8.0% speak WelshPlymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 1: 7.9% speak WelshPlymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 2: 7.7% speak WelshPlymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 3: 9.4% speak WelshTown 1: 8.8% speak WelshTown 3: 11.5% speak WelshTown 4: 8.6% speak WelshTreharris 1: 14.0% speak WelshTreharris 2: 10.7% speak WelshTreharris 3: 11.2% speak WelshTreharris 4: 10.9% speak WelshVaynor 2: 9.6% speak WelshVaynor 1: 8.5% speak WelshChurch Village 2: 21.4% speak WelshChurch Village 3: 26.0% speak WelshTown 5: 10.1% speak WelshTown 6: 13.0% speak WelshMerthyr Vale 4: 12.2% speak WelshRhondda 4: 11.6% speak WelshBrynna 2: 14.4% speak WelshBryncae 1: 20.0% speak WelshLlanharry 3: 18.7% speak WelshLlanharry 4: 18.8% 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.

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

The most deprived is Pen-y-waun 2, ranked 14 of 1,917. The least deprived is Church Village 3, ranked 1,912.

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 housing.

Aberaman North 1: deprivation rank 542 of 1,917Aberaman North 2: deprivation rank 363 of 1,917Aberaman North 3: deprivation rank 831 of 1,917Aberaman South 1: deprivation rank 498 of 1,917Aberaman South 2: deprivation rank 314 of 1,917Aberaman South 3: deprivation rank 500 of 1,917Abercynon 1: deprivation rank 971 of 1,917Abercynon 2: deprivation rank 98 of 1,917Abercynon 3: deprivation rank 397 of 1,917Abercynon 4: deprivation rank 1,018 of 1,917Aberdare East 1: deprivation rank 1,102 of 1,917Aberdare East 2: deprivation rank 668 of 1,917Aberdare East 3: deprivation rank 782 of 1,917Aberdare East 4: deprivation rank 299 of 1,917Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 1: deprivation rank 1,423 of 1,917Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 2: deprivation rank 1,261 of 1,917Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 3: deprivation rank 526 of 1,917Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 4: deprivation rank 439 of 1,917Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 5: deprivation rank 732 of 1,917Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 6: deprivation rank 1,899 of 1,917Beddau 1: deprivation rank 1,527 of 1,917Beddau 2: deprivation rank 499 of 1,917Beddau 3: deprivation rank 1,712 of 1,917Brynna 1: deprivation rank 1,544 of 1,917Church Village 1: deprivation rank 891 of 1,917Cilfynydd 1: deprivation rank 938 of 1,917Cilfynydd 2: deprivation rank 810 of 1,917Cwmbach 1: deprivation rank 817 of 1,917Cwmbach 2: deprivation rank 304 of 1,917Cwmbach 3: deprivation rank 1,691 of 1,917Glyn-coch 1: deprivation rank 34 of 1,917Glyn-coch 2: deprivation rank 423 of 1,917Hawthorn 1: deprivation rank 1,237 of 1,917Hawthorn 2: deprivation rank 469 of 1,917Hirwaun 1: deprivation rank 1,154 of 1,917Hirwaun 2: deprivation rank 966 of 1,917Hirwaun 3: deprivation rank 220 of 1,917Llanharan 1: deprivation rank 771 of 1,917Llanharan 2: deprivation rank 1,589 of 1,917Llanharry 2: deprivation rank 242 of 1,917Llantrisant Town 1: deprivation rank 1,869 of 1,917Llantrisant Town 2: deprivation rank 1,761 of 1,917Llantrisant Town 3: deprivation rank 1,118 of 1,917Llantwit Fardre 1: deprivation rank 1,820 of 1,917Llantwit Fardre 2: deprivation rank 1,846 of 1,917Llantwit Fardre 3: deprivation rank 1,790 of 1,917Llantwit Fardre 4: deprivation rank 1,732 of 1,917Mountain Ash East 1: deprivation rank 1,340 of 1,917Mountain Ash East 2: deprivation rank 521 of 1,917Mountain Ash West 1: deprivation rank 522 of 1,917Mountain Ash West 2: deprivation rank 94 of 1,917Mountain Ash West 3: deprivation rank 535 of 1,917Penrhiw-ceiber 1: deprivation rank 60 of 1,917Penrhiw-ceiber 2: deprivation rank 343 of 1,917Penrhiw-ceiber 3: deprivation rank 411 of 1,917Penrhiw-ceiber 4: deprivation rank 261 of 1,917Pen-y-waun 1: deprivation rank 64 of 1,917Pen-y-waun 2: deprivation rank 14 of 1,917Pontypridd Town 1: deprivation rank 1,584 of 1,917Pontypridd Town 2: deprivation rank 1,174 of 1,917Rhigos: deprivation rank 764 of 1,917Rhondda 1: deprivation rank 1,051 of 1,917Rhondda 2: deprivation rank 433 of 1,917Rhondda 3: deprivation rank 1,374 of 1,917Rhydfelen Central and Llan 1: deprivation rank 268 of 1,917Rhydfelen Central and Llan 2: deprivation rank 35 of 1,917Rhydfelen Central and Llan 3: deprivation rank 125 of 1,917Talbot Green 1: deprivation rank 1,559 of 1,917Talbot Green 2: deprivation rank 466 of 1,917Ton-teg 1: deprivation rank 1,656 of 1,917Ton-teg 2: deprivation rank 1,721 of 1,917Ton-teg 3: deprivation rank 1,292 of 1,917Trallwng 1: deprivation rank 773 of 1,917Trallwng 2: deprivation rank 1,582 of 1,917Trallwng 3: deprivation rank 778 of 1,917Treforest 1: deprivation rank 843 of 1,917Treforest 2: deprivation rank 1,120 of 1,917Treforest 3: deprivation rank 1,288 of 1,917Tyn-y-nant 1: deprivation rank 1,600 of 1,917Tyn-y-nant 2: deprivation rank 602 of 1,917Tyn-y-nant 3: deprivation rank 176 of 1,917Ynysybwl 1: deprivation rank 453 of 1,917Ynysybwl 2: deprivation rank 674 of 1,917Ynysybwl 3: deprivation rank 1,702 of 1,917Bedlinog 1: deprivation rank 471 of 1,917Bedlinog 2: deprivation rank 859 of 1,917Cyfarthfa 1: deprivation rank 1,104 of 1,917Cyfarthfa 2: deprivation rank 69 of 1,917Cyfarthfa 3: deprivation rank 713 of 1,917Cyfarthfa 4: deprivation rank 1,768 of 1,917Dowlais 1: deprivation rank 218 of 1,917Dowlais 2: deprivation rank 1,053 of 1,917Dowlais 3: deprivation rank 638 of 1,917Dowlais 4: deprivation rank 284 of 1,917Gurnos 1: deprivation rank 87 of 1,917Gurnos 2: deprivation rank 89 of 1,917Gurnos 3: deprivation rank 161 of 1,917Merthyr Vale 1: deprivation rank 537 of 1,917Park 1: deprivation rank 875 of 1,917Park 2: deprivation rank 1,239 of 1,917Park 3: deprivation rank 144 of 1,917Penydarren 1: deprivation rank 16 of 1,917Penydarren 2: deprivation rank 295 of 1,917Penydarren 3: deprivation rank 1,281 of 1,917Penydarren 4: deprivation rank 611 of 1,917Plymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 1: deprivation rank 300 of 1,917Plymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 2: deprivation rank 762 of 1,917Plymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 3: deprivation rank 705 of 1,917Town 1: deprivation rank 368 of 1,917Town 3: deprivation rank 594 of 1,917Town 4: deprivation rank 977 of 1,917Treharris 1: deprivation rank 1,627 of 1,917Treharris 2: deprivation rank 809 of 1,917Treharris 3: deprivation rank 670 of 1,917Treharris 4: deprivation rank 663 of 1,917Vaynor 2: deprivation rank 992 of 1,917Vaynor 1: deprivation rank 456 of 1,917Church Village 2: deprivation rank 1,893 of 1,917Church Village 3: deprivation rank 1,912 of 1,917Town 5: deprivation rank 1,576 of 1,917Town 6: deprivation rank 1,503 of 1,917Merthyr Vale 4: deprivation rank 371 of 1,917Rhondda 4: deprivation rank 492 of 1,917Brynna 2: deprivation rank 885 of 1,917Bryncae 1: deprivation rank 1,614 of 1,917Llanharry 3: deprivation rank 1,552 of 1,917Llanharry 4: deprivation rank 1,669 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 5 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.

Aberaman North 1: 2Aberaman North 2: 2Aberaman North 3: 2Aberaman South 1: 2Aberaman South 2: 2Aberaman South 3: 2Abercynon 1: 4Abercynon 2: 4Abercynon 3: 4Abercynon 4: 4Aberdare East 1: 2Aberdare East 2: 6Aberdare East 3: 5Aberdare East 4: 5Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 1: 5Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 2: 6Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 3: 6Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 4: 5Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 5: 6Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 6: 5Beddau 1: Fewer than 10Beddau 2: Fewer than 10Beddau 3: Fewer than 10Brynna 1: 3Church Village 1: 3Cilfynydd 1: 4Cilfynydd 2: 4Cwmbach 1: 2Cwmbach 2: 2Cwmbach 3: 2Glyn-coch 1: 2Glyn-coch 2: 2Hawthorn 1: 4Hawthorn 2: 6Hirwaun 1: 5Hirwaun 2: 5Hirwaun 3: 5Llanharan 1: 3Llanharan 2: 3Llanharry 2: 2Llantrisant Town 1: Fewer than 10Llantrisant Town 2: Fewer than 10Llantrisant Town 3: Fewer than 10Llantwit Fardre 1: 2Llantwit Fardre 2: 2Llantwit Fardre 3: 2Llantwit Fardre 4: 2Mountain Ash East 1: 3Mountain Ash East 2: 3Mountain Ash West 1: 3Mountain Ash West 2: 3Mountain Ash West 3: 3Penrhiw-ceiber 1: 5Penrhiw-ceiber 2: 5Penrhiw-ceiber 3: 5Penrhiw-ceiber 4: 5Pen-y-waun 1: 5Pen-y-waun 2: 5Pontypridd Town 1: 6Pontypridd Town 2: 6Rhigos: 5Rhondda 1: 6Rhondda 2: 6Rhondda 3: 6Rhydfelen Central and Llan 1: 6Rhydfelen Central and Llan 2: 6Rhydfelen Central and Llan 3: 4Talbot Green 1: Fewer than 10Talbot Green 2: Fewer than 10Ton-teg 1: 3Ton-teg 2: 3Ton-teg 3: 3Trallwng 1: 4Trallwng 2: 4Trallwng 3: 4Treforest 1: 6Treforest 2: 6Treforest 3: 6Tyn-y-nant 1: Fewer than 10Tyn-y-nant 2: Fewer than 10Tyn-y-nant 3: Fewer than 10Ynysybwl 1: 2Ynysybwl 2: 2Ynysybwl 3: 2Bedlinog 1: 10Bedlinog 2: 8Cyfarthfa 1: 10Cyfarthfa 2: 10Cyfarthfa 3: 10Cyfarthfa 4: 10Dowlais 1: 10Dowlais 2: 10Dowlais 3: 10Dowlais 4: 10Gurnos 1: 9Gurnos 2: 9Gurnos 3: 9Merthyr Vale 1: 10Park 1: 10Park 2: 10Park 3: 10Penydarren 1: 9Penydarren 2: 9Penydarren 3: 10Penydarren 4: 10Plymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 1: 10Plymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 2: 10Plymouth (Merthyr Tydfil) 3: 8Town 1: 10Town 3: 8Town 4: 8Treharris 1: 8Treharris 2: 8Treharris 3: 8Treharris 4: 8Vaynor 2: 10Vaynor 1: 9Church Village 2: 2Church Village 3: 2Town 5: 8Town 6: 8Merthyr Vale 4: 10Rhondda 4: 6Brynna 2: 3Bryncae 1: 3Llanharry 3: 2Llanharry 4: 2
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. Culture, sport and Wales in the world186 contributions
  2. The NHS82 contributions
  3. Climate and nature72 contributions
  4. Schools61 contributions
  5. The economy and jobs49 contributions
  6. Transport43 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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