Ceredigion (/ˌkɛrɨˈdɪɡiən/; Welsh pronunciation: [kɛrɛˈdɪɡjɔn]) is a county in Mid Wales. The county was created as Cardiganshire (Welsh: Sir Aberteifi) 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.