Swansea

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

Wind Street, Swansea

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.