For other uses, see Cardiff (disambiguation)."Caerdydd" redirects here. For the TV series, see Caerdydd (TV series).
Capital city and principal area in Wales
Cardiff
Caerdydd(Welsh)
Capital city and principal area
City and County of Cardiff Dinas a Sir Caerdydd
Clockwise from top left: The Senedd building, Principality Stadium, Cardiff Castle,[1] Cardiff Bay, Cardiff City Centre, City Hall clock tower, Welsh National War Memorial
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):
The City of Castles, City of Arcades The 'Diff
Motto(s):
"Y ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn" (English: 'The red dragon will lead the way') From crest on the coat of arms: "Deffro mae'n ddydd!" (English: 'Awake, it is day!')
372,089 (Ranked 1st) from Office for National Statistics
• Density
2,562/km2 (6,640/sq mi)
• Urban
488,153[2]
• Metro
1,097,000 (Cardiff-Newport)
• Cardiff Capital Region
1,543,293 (est)
Demonym
Cardiffian
Ethnicity (2011)[3]
84.7% White
8.0% Asian
2.4% Black
2.9% Mixed race
2.0% Other
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
Post codes
CF
Area codes
029
Vehicle area codes
CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO
Police Force
South Wales
Fire Service
South Wales
Ambulance Service
Welsh
Motorways and trunk roads
Commuter rail
Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes
Regional airport
Cardiff Airport
Heliport
Cardiff Heliport
GDP
US$36.0 billion[4]
GDP per capita
US$29,674[4]
Website
cardiff.gov.uk
Cardiff (/ˈkɑːrdɪf/; Welsh: Caerdydd[kairˈdiːð,kaːɨrˈdɨːð]ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities.[5] A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.
Cardiff is the main commercial centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament. At the 2021 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 362,400.[6] The population of the wider urban area in 2011 was 479,000.[7] In 2011, it ranked sixth in the world in a National Geographic magazine list of alternative tourist destinations.[8] It is the most popular destination in Wales with 21.3 million visitors in 2017.[9]
Cardiff is a major centre for television and film production (such as the 2005 revival of Doctor Who,[10]Torchwood and Sherlock) and is the Welsh base for the main national broadcasters.
Cardiff Bay contains the Senedd building and the Wales Millennium Centre arts complex. Work continues at Cardiff Bay and in the centre on projects such as Cardiff International Sports Village, BBC drama village,[11] and a new business district.[12]
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^"Doctor Who filming location in South Wales". VisitWales. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^"Proposed BBC Drama Village at Media Capital, Roath Basin". Welsh Assembly Government. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
^"Cardiff Business District 'needs skills and transport'". BBC Wales. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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