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Butetown

Butetown

Butetown is a district and community in the south of the city of , the capital of . It was originally a model housing estate built in the early 19th century by the 2nd Marquess of Bute, for whose title the area was named.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Butetown Community Centre and Millennium Stadium.

Community center
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community center.

Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of . Located in , it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Cardiff Bute Road, is a station serving the and Butetown areas of , Wales. It is the southern terminus of the Butetown branch line 1 mile south of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Cardiff Bay.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area and freshwater lake in , . The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the and .

Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district and community in the south of , capital of . It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by , and Butetown.

Butetown

Latitude
51.46984° or 51° 28′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.17018° or 3° 10′ 13″ west
Population
12,100
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C3RFR9H+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260094982
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2654164
Wiki­data ID
Q5002508
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Butetown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Butetown”
  • Breton: “Butetown”
  • Breton: “Tre-biwt”
  • Catalan: “Butetown”
  • Cebuano: “Butetown”
  • Chinese: “Butetown”
  • Chinese: “布特敦”
  • Cornish: “Butetown”
  • French: “Butetown”
  • German: “Butetown”
  • Irish: “Butetown”
  • Irish: “Tre-biwt”
  • Irish: “Tre-Biwt”
  • Japanese: “ビュートタウン”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Butetown”
  • Russian: “Бьютаун”
  • Russian: “Бютаун”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Butetown”
  • Swedish: “Butetown”
  • Welsh: “Butetown”
  • Welsh: “Tre Bute”
  • Welsh: “Tre-biwt”
  • Welsh: “Tre-Biwt”
  • Welsh: “Trebiwt”
  • Welsh: “y Drenewydd”

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