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Also referred to as the "Cardiff and South Wales Valley metropolitan area", it corresponds to the preserved counties of Gwent and South Glamorgan. It is the largest metropolitan area in Wales, with the next largest being centred on the Swansea Urban Area. Cardiff has been the official capital of Wales since 1955 and a city since 1905.
Cardiff (/ ˈ k ɑːr d ɪ f / ⓘ; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 372,089 in 2022 [2] and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.
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The regional partnership was formed through the passing of the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, lasting between 2016 and 2025. It was signed in Cardiff on 15 March 2016 by the Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands, local council leaders, and the Welsh Government. [10]
In the 19th century, Cardiff grew to become the largest settlement in Wales, due to its role as a port for exporting coal from the South Wales Valleys. By 1881, it had overtaken both Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil to become the country's most populous urban area, [ 6 ] and in 1905, it received city status . [ 7 ]
Wales has seven cities as of September 2022. Bangor is Wales' oldest cathedral city , [ 1 ] whereas St Davids is the smallest city in the United Kingdom . [ 1 ] Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and its most-populous, followed by Swansea the second most-populous.
Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055.
Vichy (1940–1944), the Third Republic was abolished in Vichy and replaced it with the French State. Brazzaville (1940–1943), with metropolitan France under Axis powers rule, Brazzaville was announced as the seat of the Free France government. Algiers (1943–1944), the city was made the seat of Free France, to be closer to the war in Europe.