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Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe), officially the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe), is a city and county in Wales. It is Wales' second largest city and the largest is Cardiff. It is in the country's south coast. It has a temperate oceanic climate, with the most rain of any city in the United Kingdom. The city has a population of around 240,000. [1]
Swansea
Dinas a Sir Abertawe | |
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Principal area & City | |
A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre. | |
| Motto: Floreat Swansea | |
 City and County of Swansea and (inset) within Wales | |
| Coordinates: 51.616666666667°N 3.95°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 | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Post codes | SA1-SA7 |
| Area codes | 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 |
| Vehicle area codes | CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV |
| Website | http://www.swansea.gov.uk/ |
Swansea was built in the early 12th century by the Normans. A castle was built here and a town started to form around it.[2]
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