Place:Swansea (principal area), Wales

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NameSwansea (principal area)
TypePrincipal area, Unitary authority
Coordinates51.633°N 3.95°W
Located inWales     (1996 - )
See alsoGlamorgan, Waleshistoric county covering the area prior to 1974
West Glamorgan, Walesdistrict covering the area 1974-1996
Contained Places
Borough (county)
Swansea ( 1996 - )
Cemetery
Cheriton
Rhosili
Civil parish
Birchgrove ( 1996 - )
Bishopston ( 1996 - )
Clydach (near Swansea) ( 1996 - )
Gowerton ( 1996 - )
Llangyfelach ( 1996 - )
Llansamlet ( 1996 - )
Morriston ( 1996 - )
Oystermouth ( 1996 - )
Pontardulais ( 1996 - )
Port Eynon ( 1996 - )
Rhossili ( 1996 - )
Inhabited place
Gorseinon ( 1996 - )
Llanmadog ( 1996 - )
Llanrhidian ( 1996 - )
Loughor ( 1996 - )
Mumbles ( 1996 - )
Oxwich ( 1996 - )
Pontardulais ( 1996 - )
Sketty ( 1996 - )
Swansea ( 1996 - )
Parish (ancient)
Llangyfelach ( 1996 - )
Llansamlet ( 1996 - )
Oystermouth ( 1996 - )
Rural district
Gower ( 1996 - )
Settlement
Llwchwr ( 1996 - )
This is an article about the modern "principal area" and unitary authority of Swansea which was formed in 1996. It covers a wider area than the City of Swansea which is included in the area of "the City and County of Swansea".
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Swansea 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.

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; also 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.

Research Tips

GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources.

The first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time

These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons

These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area

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