Swansea
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Swansea is a port and coastal city in Wales that serves as the country's second-largest city. It functions as a principal administrative area officially called the City and County of Swansea.
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Place details
- Locality
- Swansea
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 300,352
Article
52 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Welsh names
- English name
- History
- Ancient history
- Medieval Swansea
- Industrial Revolution
- 20th century
- Governance
- Local government
- Senedd
- UK parliament
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Religion
- Ethnicity
- Transport
- Road
- Railway
- Buses and coaches
- Park and ride
- Air
- Sea
- Cycling
- Culture
- Performing arts
- Festivals
- Welsh language
- Food
- Listed buildings
- Sport
- Future plans
- Economy
- Education
- Further and higher education
- Schools
- Media
- In popular culture
- Public services
- Public order
- Leisure and tourism
- Activities
- Nightlife
- Twinning
- Notable people
- Freedom of the City
- Individuals
- Military units
- See also
- References
- External links
Swansea ( ; ) is a port and coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ().
The city is the twenty-eighth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in south-west 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.