Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. It used to be an industrial city, but is now a lively and modern capital city and a tourism hot spot.Places of Interest
Highlights: Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grangetown and Whitchurch.
Grangetown
Suburb
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Grangetown is situated 2 miles south of Cardiff.
Whitchurch
Suburb
Cardiff
- Also known as: “City and County of Cardiff”
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5° or 51° 30′ north
Longitude
-3.1667° or 3° 10′ west
Population
384,000
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Abbreviation
“CRF”
Open location code
9C3RGR2M+28
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Cardiff” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Dinas a Sir Caerdydd”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Roath and Penylan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Roath Park and Cathays railway station.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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