Cardiff

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Cardiff

Total population

346,100

Air quality index

34Good

Coordinates51.48°, -3.18°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 383,919 in 2024 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff. 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. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Michael Sadler

Welsh rock singer

Jem

Welsh singer, songwriter, and record producer

Eluned Morgan

First Minister of Wales, 2024–2026

Adrian Goldsworthy

Welsh historian and author

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Edward Youde

British administrator, diplomat and sinologist (1924–1986)

Edgeworth David

Australian geologist (1858–1934)

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Welsh DJ, record producer

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Angus Charles Graham

British scholar and Sinologist and Professor of Classical Chinese at the University of London (1919-1991)

Mary Glynne

Welsh actress (1895-1954)

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Arthur Loveridge

zoologist (1891-1980)

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Ted Vizard

Welsh footballer (1889-1973)

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Eric Linklater

Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974)

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Jamie Robinson

Wales international rugby union footballer

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James Williams

Welsh field hockey player, born 1878 (1878–1929)

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Brett Morse

British discus thrower

Erin Richards

Welsh actress and director

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• Llandough
  2.4 mi away
• Dinas Powys
  3.6 mi away
• Pontypridd
  10.8 mi away · pop. 30,457
• Llandough
  11.8 mi away
• Porth
  13.4 mi away · pop. 14,648
• Llanfrechfa
  13.5 mi away · pop. 120
• Treharris
  13.8 mi away · pop. 12,352
• Llanmartin
  15.4 mi away
• Coed-y-paen
  16.6 mi away
• Parc Seymour
  16.9 mi away · pop. 744
• Price Town
  18 mi away
• Wyndham
  18.1 mi away

Browse all places in Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-06-27

Semaphore Fly

Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

Seen 2026-06-27

Dotted Loosestrife

Lysimachia punctata

Seen 2026-06-27

enchanter's-nightshade

Circaea lutetiana

Seen 2026-06-27

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-06-27

common milkpea

Galega officinalis

Seen 2026-06-27

wild carrot

Daucus carota

Seen 2026-06-27

ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-27

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Cardiff, sourced from Wikidata.

• 2021 Northern European Gymnastics Championships

  event

  2021 artistic gymnastic competition

  Nov 13, 2021
• 2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

  sporting event

  Jul 18, 2002
• 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

  sporting event

  Jul 14, 2001
• 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

  sporting event

  Jul 1, 2000
• 1985 Urdd National Eisteddfod

  festival

  Urdd National Eisteddfod held in Cardiff

  Jan 1, 1985
• Cymrucon

  recurring event

  science fiction convention held in Wales

• 1965 Urdd National Eisteddfod

  festival

  Urdd National Eisteddfod held in Cardiff

  Jan 1, 1965
• cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – men's road race

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 1958

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Cardiff, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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