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Wales

United Kingdom
Cities listed
40
2.04M
combined population
Cardiff
largest city
40 listed cities in Wales
Cities listed
40
15,000 or more people
Largest city
Cardiff
372,089 people
Combined population
2.04M
Of the cities listed here
Share of country
3.7%
Of United Kingdom's listed city population

Cities in Wales

All 794 in United Kingdom

Sortable and searchable. Ranks are within the whole country, not the region. This is not a complete list of settlements — only places GeoNames lists at 15,000 or more.

40 cities
10Cardiff372,089
21Swansea300,352
54Newport161,506
154Rhondda69,506
162Wrexham65,692
171Buckley63,576
178Tonypandy62,545
209Barry54,673
237Bridgend49,597
238Llanelli49,591
243Cwmbran48,535
256Neath46,126
272Merthyr Tydfil43,820
291Coity41,352
349Pontypool35,686
353Briton Ferry35,179
371Ebbw Vale33,068
391Pontypridd31,206
393Aberdare31,135
395Caerphilly31,060
420Colwyn Bay29,275
457Flint26,442
469Rhyl25,874
479Hawarden25,513
484Rhosllannerchrugog25,362
512Ammanford23,709
522Penarth23,437
578Maesteg21,001
590Gorseinon20,581
597Risca20,443
638Clydach19,307
644Prestatyn19,085
652Aberystwyth18,749
666Bangor18,322
673Brymbo18,111
695Gelligaer17,376
758Carmarthen15,854
766Porthcawl15,672
779Blackwood15,476
780Llandudno15,371

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