Swansea
Dinas a Sir Abertawe |
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Principal area & City |
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A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre. |
Coat of arms | |
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Motto: Floreat Swansea |
City and County of Swansea
and (inset) within Wales |
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Coordinates: 51°37′N 3°57′W / 51.617°N 3.95°W / 51.617; -3.95Coordinates: 51°37′N 3°57′W / 51.617°N 3.95°W / 51.617; -3.95 |
| Sovereign state |
United Kingdom |
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| Constituent country |
Wales |
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| Ceremonial county |
West Glamorgan |
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| Historic county |
Glamorganshire |
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| Admin HQ |
Swansea Guildhall |
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| Town charter |
1158–1184 |
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| City status |
1969 |
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| Government |
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| • Type |
Principal area, City |
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• Leader of
Swansea Council |
David Phillips |
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| • Welsh Assembly and UK Parliament Constituencies |
Swansea East,
Swansea West,
Gower |
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| • European Parliament |
Wales |
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| • MPs |
Martin Caton (Lab),
Sian James (Lab),
Geraint Davies (Lab) |
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| • AMs |
Edwina Hart (Lab),
Mike Hedges (Lab),
Julie James (Lab) |
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| Area |
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| • Principal area & City |
146 sq mi (378 km2) |
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| Population (2011, urban area figures from 2001) |
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| • Principal area & City |
270,506 |
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| • Density |
1,560/sq mi (601/km2) |
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| • Urban |
169,880 |
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| • Ethnicity |
97.8% White
1.2% S. Asian
0.3% Afro-Caribbean
0.3% Chinese |
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| Time zone |
GMT (UTC0) |
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| • Summer (DST) |
BST (UTC+1) |
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| Post codes |
SA1-SA7 |
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| Area code(s) |
01792 |
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| ISO 3166-2 |
GB-SWA |
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| ONS code |
00NX (ONS)
W06000011 (GSS) |
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| OS grid reference |
SS6593 |
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| NUTS 3 |
UKL18 |
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| Police Force |
South Wales Police |
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| Fire Service |
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service |
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| Ambulance Service |
Welsh Ambulance Service |
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Swansea is a city and county in Wales, UK. It is the second largest city in Wales. It is in the West of Wales, on the coast. It has a temperate oceanic climate, with the most rain of all British cities. About 240,000 people live in Swansea.
