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Swansea

For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation).

Swansea
Abertawe (Welsh)
City and County of Swansea
Dinas a Sir Abertawe
City and County
Clockwise from top: Swansea City Centre; Three Cliffs Bay; Liberty Stadium; Maritime Quarter; Swansea Castle ruins; Mumbles Pier
Coat of arms of Swansea
Coat of arms
Official logo of Swansea
Logo
Motto: 
Floreat Swansea[1]
City and County of Swansea within Wales
City and County of Swansea within Wales
Swansea is located in Wales
Swansea
Swansea
Location within Wales
Swansea is located in the United Kingdom
Swansea
Swansea
Location within the United Kingdom
Swansea is located in Europe
Swansea
Swansea
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°37′N 3°57′W / 51.617°N 3.950°W / 51.617; -3.950
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryWales
Preserved countyWest Glamorgan
Historic countyGlamorganshire
Principal AreaSwansea
Admin HQSwansea Guildhall
Town charter1158–1184
City status1969
Government
 • TypePrincipal area, City
 • BodySwansea Council
 • LeaderRobert Stewart (Lab)
 • Senedd and UK Parliament Constituencies
 • MPs
 • MSs
Area
 • Total150 sq mi (380 km2)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
 • Density1,560/sq mi (601/km2)
 • Ethnicity
  • 97.8% White
  • 1.5% Asian
  • 0.3% Afro-Caribbean
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Post codes
SA1-SA9
Area codes01792
Vehicle area codesCP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV
OS grid referenceSS6593
NUTS 3UKL18
Police ForceSouth Wales
Fire ServiceMid and West Wales
Ambulance ServiceWelsh
Websitewww.swansea.gov.uk

Swansea (/ˈswɒnzi/; Welsh: Abertawe [abɛrˈtawɛ]) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe).[2]

The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in southwest Wales, with the principal area covering the Gower Peninsula, it is part of the Swansea Bay region and part of the historic county of Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr.[3]

The principal area is the second most populous local authority area in Wales, with an estimated population of 246,563 in 2020.[4] Swansea, along with Neath and Port Talbot, forms the Swansea Urban Area, with a population of 300,352 in 2011. It is also part of the Swansea Bay City Region.

During the 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was the key centre of the copper-smelting industry, earning the nickname Copperopolis.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Swansea – Coat of Arms". www.swansea.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Largest Cities in the UK". UKCities. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ W.S.K. Thomas The History of Swansea from Rover Settlement to the Restoration. ISBS 0 86383 600 3
  4. ^ "Swansea (District, Wales, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  5. ^ "Swansea". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  6. ^ Hughes, S. (2000) Copperopolis: landscapes of the early industrial period in Swansea Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

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