Wales, Wales
Wales: country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom.
State Snapshot
Wales at a glance
Wales currently has 5 quality-checked populated place pages and 22 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
5
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
County pages
22
Open related pagesLargest city
NewportPopulation 153,302
Top linked places
Quick Facts about Wales
| Population | 0 |
| Country | Kingdom of England, Wales, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| State | Wales (United Kingdom) |
| Area | 20779 km2 |
| Official name | Wales, Cymru |
| Has part | Mid Wales, South Wales, North Wales |
| Continent | Europe |
| Easternmost point | Point(-2.649888888 51.824916666) |
| Northernmost point | Point(-4.438694444 53.435805555) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 52.5000,-3.5000 |
| Patron saint | Saint David |
| Legislative body | Welsh Parliament |
| Official language | English, Welsh |
| Capital | Cardiff |
| Establishment | January 01, 0500 (1526 years ago) |
| Time Zone | Europe/London, UTC±00:00 |
| Local time | 17:17:16 (23rd September 2026) |
Geography
Wales is located at 52°30'0"N 3°30'0"W (52.5000000, -3.5000000).
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The largest city of Wales is Newport with a population of 153,302. . See all Wales cities & populated places.
Largest Cities in Wales
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Wales.
| City Name | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Newport | Newport | 153,302 |
| Conwy | Conwy | 117,181 |
| Caldicot | Monmouthshire | 11,373 |
| Rhymney | Caerphilly Borough | 8,537 |
| Saint Clears | Carmarthenshire | 1,605 |
- Monmouthshire
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
- City and County of Newport
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Powys
- City and County of Cardiff
- City and County of Swansea
- Denbighshire
- Conwy County Borough
- Ceredigion
- Wrexham County Borough
- Carmarthenshire
- Torfaen
- Pembrokeshire
- Neath Port Talbot County Borough
- Anglesey
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Bridgend County Borough
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1570 | 422,479 | - | estimation process |
| 1600 | 351,264 | -16.86% | estimation process |
| 1630 | 375,254 | 6.83% | estimation process |
| 1670 | 378,461 | 0.85% | estimation process |
| 1700 | 406,200 | 7.33% | estimation process |
| 1750 | 489,900 | 20.61% | estimation process |
| 1801 | 587,245 | 19.87% | census |
| 1811 | 673,340 | 14.66% | census |
| 1821 | 794,154 | 17.94% | census |
| 1831 | 904,400 | 13.88% | census |
| 1841 | 1,046,073 | 15.66% | census |
| 1851 | 1,163,139 | 11.19% | census |
| 1861 | 1,280,413 | 10.08% | census |
| 1871 | 1,412,583 | 10.32% | census |
| 1881 | 1,571,780 | 11.27% | census |
| 1891 | 1,771,451 | 12.7% | census |
| 1901 | 2,012,875 | 13.63% | census |
| 1911 | 2,420,921 | 20.27% | census |
| 1921 | 2,656,474 | 9.73% | census |
| 1931 | 2,593,332 | -2.38% | census |
| 1939 | 2,487,000 | -4.1% | census |
| 1951 | 2,598,675 | 4.49% | census |
| 1961 | 2,644,023 | 1.75% | census |
| 1971 | 2,731,204 | 3.3% | census |
| 2001 | 2,903,085 | 6.29% | United Kingdom Census 2001 |
| 2011 | 3,063,456 | 5.52% | census |
| 2012 | 3,074,067 | 0.35% | estimation process |
| 2016 | 3,113,000 | 1.27% | estimation process |
| 2026 | 69,281,437 | 2125.55% |
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Wales Counties (more)
Cardiff
principal area in south-east Wales, United Kingdom.
City and County of Swansea
principal area in south-west Wales, United Kingdom.
Carmarthenshire
principal area in south-west Wales.
| County Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Cardiff | 364,248 |
| City and County of Swansea | 246,466 |
| Carmarthenshire | 187,568 |
| Caerphilly County Borough | 181,019 |
| County of Flintshire | 155,593 |
| Bridgend county borough | 144,876 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 142,906 |
| Wrexham | 136,126 |
| Sir Powys | 132,447 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 132,165 |
| Pembrokeshire | 125,818 |
| Gwynedd | 124,560 |
| Denbighshire | 95,330 |
| Monmouthshire | 94,142 |
| Torfaen County Borough | 93,049 |
| County of Ceredigion | 72,992 |