Wales, United Kingdom
Facts and figures on Wales at a glance
Region name: Wales (Wales)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 3,000,000 people
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Wales (Wales) is located in the regional capital Cardiff (Cardiff) with a population of 302,139 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 | 3,000,000 people | Cardiff Cardiff | 302,139 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 |
Sat, 1 Apr 2023 - 11:10am | In effect (+1 hour) | Sat, 1 Apr 2023 - 10:10am | 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. | - | Llangefni Llangefni | 4,361 |
Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent | 2. | - | Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale | 18,345 |
Bridgend county borough Bridgend county borough | 3. | - | Bridgend Bridgend | 39,429 |
Caerphilly County Borough Caerphilly County Borough | 4. | - | Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Mynach | - |
Cardiff Cardiff | 5. | - | Cardiff Cardiff | 302,139 |
Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire | 6. | 180,000 | Carmarthen Carmarthen | 15,244 |
City and County of Swansea City and County of Swansea | 7. | - | Swansea Swansea | 170,883 |
Conwy Conwy | 8. | - | Conwy Conwy | 3,890 |
County of Ceredigion County of Ceredigion | 9. | - | Aberaeron Aberaeron | 1,537 |
County of Flintshire County of Flintshire | 10. | - | Mold Mold | 9,995 |
Denbighshire Denbighshire | 11. | - | Ruthin Ruthin | 5,344 |
Gwynedd Gwynedd | 12. | - | Caernarfon Caernarfon | 9,836 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Merthyr Tydfil County Borough | 13. | - | Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil | 30,821 |
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire | 14. | - | - | - |
Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot | 15. | - | Port Talbot Port Talbot | - |
Newport Newport | 16. | 140,100 | Newport Newport | 117,326 |
Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire | 17. | - | Haverfordwest Haverfordwest | 13,469 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf | 18. | - | Clydach Vale Clydach Vale | - |
Sir Powys Sir Powys | 19. | - | Llandrindod Wells Llandrindod Wells | 5,350 |
Torfaen County Borough Torfaen County Borough | 20. | - | Pontypool Pontypool | 35,686 |
Vale of Glamorgan Vale of Glamorgan | 21. | 124,000 | Barry Barry | 51,681 |
Wrexham Wrexham | 22. | 130,000 | Wrexham Wrexham | 43,649 |