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Risca
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Risca
Total population
14,958
Coordinates51.61°, -3.10°
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Overview
Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.
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Geography
Latitude
51.6120
Longitude
-3.0965
Water area
—
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.94
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,073
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
526
Avg daily Wikipedia views
18
Attention level
Obscure
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Risca
![[Report 1966]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7976741-M.jpg)
[Report 1966]
Risca (Wales). Urban District Council · 1966
![[Report 1950]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7955795-M.jpg)
[Report 1950]
Risca (Wales). Urban District Council · 1950
![[Report 1955]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7974339-M.jpg)
[Report 1955]
Risca (Wales). Urban District Council · 1955
Rhys and the Cuckoo of Risca (Folk Tales from Wales)
Siân Lewis · 1997
Dr. W.W.E. Fletcher's report to the Local Government Board on the sanitary circumstances of the Risca urban sanitary district
Wilfred W. E. Fletcher · 1893
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074556049
- Local type
- Town
- Region
- Wales
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names