Wales, United Kingdom
Facts and figures on Wales at a glance
Region name: Wales (Wales)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 3,267,501 people
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Wales (Wales) is located in the regional capital Cardiff (Cardiff) with a population of 447,287 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Wales's regional capital Cardiff to United Kingdom's capital London (London) is approximately 212 km (132 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Wales Wales | 3,267,501 people | Cardiff Cardiff | 447,287 people |
Compare with other regions in United Kingdom.
Map of Wales
Information on Wales
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Wales Wales | Cardiff Cardiff | 22 | United Kingdom | Europe |
Time in Wales
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Tue, 26 Sep 2023 - 4:02pm (16:02h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 26 Sep 2023 - 3:02pm (15:02h) | GMT UTC +1.0 | Europe/London |
Geographic coordinates of Wales
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 52°30'00.0"N (52.5000000°) | 3°30'00.0"W (-3.5000000°) |
Subregions in Wales
There are 22 administrative subregions in Wales.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Anglesey Anglesey | 1. | 69,723 | Llangefni Llangefni | 4,864 |
Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent | 2. | 69,628 | Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale | 33,068 |
Bridgend county borough Bridgend county borough | 3. | 143,177 | Bridgend Bridgend | 49,597 |
Caerphilly County Borough Caerphilly County Borough | 4. | 180,462 | Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Mynach | - |
Cardiff Cardiff | 5. | 361,468 | Cardiff Cardiff | 447,287 |
Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire | 6. | 185,610 | Carmarthen Carmarthen | 15,854 |
City and County of Swansea City and County of Swansea | 7. | 244,513 | Swansea Swansea | 300,352 |
Conwy Conwy | 8. | 116,538 | Conwy Conwy | 3,873 |
County of Ceredigion County of Ceredigion | 9. | 74,146 | Aberaeron Aberaeron | 1,422 |
County of Flintshire County of Flintshire | 10. | 154,419 | Mold Mold | 10,058 |
Denbighshire Denbighshire | 11. | 94,805 | Ruthin Ruthin | 5,461 |
Gwynedd Gwynedd | 12. | 123,627 | Caernarfon Caernarfon | 9,730 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Merthyr Tydfil County Borough | 13. | 59,810 | Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil | 43,820 |
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire | 14. | 92,843 | - | - |
Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot | 15. | 141,588 | Port Talbot Port Talbot | - |
Newport Newport | 16. | 149,148 | Newport Newport | 306,844 |
Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire | 17. | 123,954 | Haverfordwest Haverfordwest | 14,596 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf | 18. | 238,306 | Clydach Vale Clydach Vale | - |
Sir Powys Sir Powys | 19. | 132,160 | Llandrindod Wells Llandrindod Wells | 5,309 |
Torfaen County Borough Torfaen County Borough | 20. | 92,052 | Pontypool Pontypool | 35,686 |
Vale of Glamorgan Vale of Glamorgan | 21. | 128,463 | Barry Barry | 54,673 |
Wrexham Wrexham | 22. | 136,710 | Wrexham Wrexham | 65,692 |