City profile · United Kingdom · Europe
Swansea
City population
300,352
#21
in United Kingdom
#2
in Wales
#1,899
worldwide
51.621, -3.943 · 264 km from London
About Swansea
Swansea is a city in Wales, United Kingdom with a population of 300,352. It is the 21st largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 1,899th largest worldwide. It lies 264 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 40
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.621, -3.943
Record updated
2021-07-25
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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