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Population density map in Wales from the 2011 census. The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales by population according to the 2021 and 2011 Census . 2021
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.
In Wales, as in England and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch [citation needed]. Fifty-five boroughs in Wales were given parliamentary representation in 1536, but the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 recognised only 20 Welsh ...
The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. [4]
Population in Wales is concentrated in South Wales and the northeast; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated. This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales [1] [2] giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known. The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics 2022 estimates ...
Bangor (/ ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ər,-ɡ ɔːr /; [3] [4] Welsh: [ˈbaŋɡɔr] ⓘ) is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, North Wales.It is the oldest town in Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the community had a population of 15,060 at the 2021 census, and the built up area had a population of 16,990.
In the mid-20th century, Llanelli was the world's largest town in which more than half the inhabitants spoke a Celtic language. [18] It is ranked as the seventh largest urban area in Wales. According to the 2011 UK Census returns, 23.7 per cent of Llanelli town residents habitually spoke Welsh.
The mainland coastline, including Anglesey, is about 1,680 mi (2,704 km) in length. As of 2014, Wales had a population of about 3,092,000; Cardiff is the capital and largest city and is situated in the urbanised area of South East Wales. Wales has a complex geological history which has left it a largely mountainous country.