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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  • Type: Suburb with 12,100 residents
  • Description: district and community in Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: “Tre Bute”, “Trebiwt”, “y Drenewydd”, and “Бютаун”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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…

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Cardiff Bute…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Cardiff Bay.

Neighborhood
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was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that…

Suburb
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is an area and freshwater lake in , .

Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district and community in the south of , capital of .

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: “布特敦”
  • Cornish: “Butetown”
  • Cornish: “Tre-biwt”
  • French: “Butetown”
  • German: “Butetown”
  • Irish: “Tre-biwt”
  • Irish: “Tre-Biwt”
  • Japanese: “ビュートタウン”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Butetown”
  • Russian: “Бьютаун”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Butetown”
  • Swedish: “Butetown”
  • Welsh: “Tre-biwt”
  • Welsh: “Tre-Biwt”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tiger Bay and Brewery Quarter.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Loudoun Square Methodist Church and CMC@Loudon.

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