Abertawe

Swansea Abertawe City and County of Swansea Dinas a Sir Abertawe
City & County
Motto: Floreat Swansea
City and County of Swansea and (inset) within Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
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	Rob Stewart
• Welsh Assembly and UK Parliament Constituencies	Gower
• European Parliament	Wales
• MPs	Gower: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab) Swansea East: Carolyn Harris (Lab) Swansea West: Geraint Davies (Lab)
• AMs	Rebecca Evans (Lab) Mike Hedges (Lab) Julie James (Lab)
Area
• Total	150 sq mi (380 km2)
Population (2016)
• Total	Unitary Authority area: 244,500, 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 1.2% 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
Vehicle area codes	CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV
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
Website	www.swansea.gov.uk

Swansea (/ˈswɒnzi/ SWON-zee; Welsh: Abertawe [abɛrˈtawɛ]), officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir Abertawe), is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr on the southwest coast. The county area includes Swansea Bay (Welsh: Bae Abertawe) and the Gower Peninsula. According to its local council, the City and County of Swansea had a population of 241,300 in 2014. The last official census stated that the city, metropolitan and urban areas combined concluded to be a total of 462,000 in 2011, making it the second most populous local authority area in Wales after Cardiff. Swansea is the second largest city in Wales and the twenty-fifth largest city in the United Kingdom. During its 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was a key centre of the copper industry, earning the nickname 'Copperopolis'.