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Swansea

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Swansea
Dinas a Sir Abertawe
A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre.
A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre.
Coat of arms of Swansea
Motto: 
Floreat Swansea
City and County of Swansea and (inset) within Wales
City and County of Swansea
and (inset) within Wales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryWales
Ceremonial countyWest Glamorgan
Historic countyGlamorganshire
Admin HQSwansea Guildhall
Town charter1158–1184
City status1969
Government
 • TypePrincipal area, City
 • Leader of
Swansea Council
David Phillips
 • Welsh Assembly and UK Parliament ConstituenciesSwansea East,
Swansea West,
Gower
 • European ParliamentWales
 • MPsMartin Caton (Lab),
Sian James (Lab),
Geraint Davies (Lab)
 • AMsEdwina Hart (Lab),
Mike Hedges (Lab),
Julie James (Lab)
Area
 • Principal area & City146 sq mi (378 km2)
Population
 (2011, urban area figures from 2001)
 • Principal area & City270,506
 • Density1,560/sq mi (601/km2)
 • Urban
169,880
 • Ethnicity
97.8% White
1.2% S. Asian
0.3% Afro-Caribbean
0.3% Chinese
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Post codes
Area codes01792
ISO 3166-2GB-SWA
ONS code00NX (ONS)
W06000011 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSS6593
NUTS 3UKL18
Police ForceSouth Wales Police
Fire ServiceMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Ambulance ServiceWelsh Ambulance Service
Websitehttp://www.swansea.gov.uk/
Wind Street, Swansea

Swansea is a city and county in Wales, UK. It is the second largest city in Wales. Over 169,000 people live in Swansea so it is a small city.