South Wales

South Wales is a loosely defined region of bordered by to the east and to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of and , south Wales extends westwards to include and .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Cardiff and Swansea.

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is the capital and largest city of . It used to be an industrial city, but is now a lively and modern capital city and a tourism hot spot.

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is a city on the beautiful — the first designated "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty". It is home to about 247,000 people.

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The City of is in the historic county of , South Wales and stands at the mouth of the River Usk. It is a busy industrial and commercial centre. Nearby Caerleon has the best Roman remains and museums in Wales.

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is a traditional county in . It is home to , Wales' capital city, along with the city of . The marks the southern edge of Glamorganshire, which features the 14-mile-long Heritage Coast and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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is the westernmost county in South Wales. 's coast is its most dramatic geographic feature, created by the complex geology of the area.

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is a historic county in the south east of , adjacent to the counties of and . It is sometimes known as Gwent, which was a medieval Welsh kingdom in roughly the same area, though the two regions' borders don't quite match up.

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is a county in south west . It is bounded to the north west by , the west by , the east by and to the north east by …

South Wales

Latitude of center
51.6833° or 51° 41′ north
Longitude of center
-3.3833° or 3° 23′ west
Elevation
440 feet (134 metres)
Geo­Names ID
7302127
Wiki­data ID
Q1286223
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“South Wales” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويلز الجنوبية”
  • Basque: “Hegoaldeko Gales”
  • Catalan: “De Cymru”
  • Chinese: “南威爾士”
  • Chinese: “南威爾斯”
  • Danish: “South Wales”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Wales”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنوب ويلز”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Kimrio”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Wales”
  • French: “Galles du Sud”
  • French: “Galles-du-Sud”
  • French: “Pays de Galles méridional”
  • German: “Südwales”
  • Greek: “Νότια Ουαλία”
  • Hebrew: “דרום ויילס”
  • Indonesian: “Wales Selatan”
  • Irish: “An Bhreatain Bheag Theas”
  • Italian: “Galles del sud”
  • Italian: “Galles meridionale”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ウェールズ”
  • Japanese: “サウスウェールズ”
  • Japanese: “南ウェールズ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Südwales”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Wales”
  • Persian: “ولز جنوبی”
  • Portuguese: “Gales do Sul”
  • Romanian: “Sudul Țării Galilor”
  • Romanian: “Țara Galilor de sud”
  • Russian: “Южный Уэльс”
  • Scots: “Sooth Wales”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južni Wales”
  • Slovenian: “Južni Wales”
  • Spanish: “Gales del Sur”
  • Ukrainian: “Південний Вельс”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ ویلز”
  • Venetian: “Gałes del sud”
  • Welsh: “De Cymru”
  • Welsh: “South Wales”

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