Pembroke is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The names of both the community and the county (of which the county town is Haverfordwest) have an usual origin. Pembroke features a number of historical structures, community walls and complicateds. It is an area and also one of the larger towns in the region with a population of 7,552. Pembroke Castle was the birthplace of Henry Tudor, later to end up being Henry VII of England. The neighborhood of Pembroke covers an area of 4.58 square miles (1,190 ha) as well as consists of the Pembroke St Mary North, St Mary South, St Michael and also Monkton wards. The neighborhood has its very own community council. [8] For 2013-- 14, the Mayor is Councillor K Nicholas and also the Deputy Lord Mayor is Councillor A Carey. The 4 wards making up Pembroke community each choose one councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council. Pembroke was part of the historic region of Pembrokeshire, abolished in 1974, which was reconstituted as a unitary authority when city government in Wales was reorganised in 1996. Between 1974 as well as 1996, Pembroke became part of the South Pembrokeshire district of Dyfed.