Swansea

Swansea

*Abertawe* (Welsh)
City and County of Swansea
*Dinas a Sir Abertawe*
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 Logo
	Motto: Floreat Swansea
	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
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)
• Senedd and UK Parliament Constituencies	Swansea East; Swansea West; Gower;
• MPs	Gower: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab); Swansea East: Carolyn Harris (Lab); Swansea West: Geraint Davies (Lab);
• MSs	Rebecca Evans (Lab); Mike Hedges (Lab); Julie James (Lab);
Area
• Total	150 sq mi (380 km2)
Population (2016)
• Total	Unitary Authority area: 237,834 Ranked 2nd; Urban area within Unitary Authority: 179,485; Wider Urban Area: 300,352; Metropolitan Area: 462,000; Swansea Bay City Region: 685,051;
• Density	1,560/sq mi (601/km2)
• Ethnicity	97.8% White; 1.5% Asian; 0.3% Afro-Caribbean;
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.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).

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.

The principal area is the second most populous local authority area in Wales, with an estimated population of 246,563 in 2020. 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.

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