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Swansea
Abertawe (Welsh) City and County of Swansea Dinas a Sir Abertawe | |
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City and County | |
Clockwise from top: Swansea City Centre; Three Cliffs Bay; Liberty Stadium; Maritime Quarter; Swansea Castle ruins; Mumbles Pier | |
 Coat of arms  Logo | |
| Motto: Floreat Swansea[1] | |
 City and County of Swansea within Wales | |
  Swansea Location within Wales  Swansea Location within the United Kingdom  Swansea Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′N 3°57′W / 51.617°N 3.950°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Wales |
| Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
| Historic county | Glamorganshire |
| Principal Area | Swansea |
| Admin HQ | Swansea Guildhall |
| Town charter | 1158–1184 |
| City status | 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Principal area, City |
| • Body | Swansea Council |
| • Leader | Robert Stewart (Lab) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 150 sq mi (380 km2) |
| Population (2016) | |
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| • Density | 1,560/sq mi (601/km2) |
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Post codes | SA1-SA9 |
| Area codes | 01792 |
| Vehicle area codes | CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV |
| OS grid reference | SS6593 |
| NUTS 3 | UKL18 |
| Police Force | South Wales |
| Fire Service | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance Service | Welsh |
| Website | www |
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]
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- ^ "Swansea (District, Wales, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ "Swansea". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ Hughes, S. (2000) Copperopolis: landscapes of the early industrial period in Swansea Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales