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Cardiff (pron-en?k??d?fCardiff.ogg, lang-cyAudio-nohelpCaerdydd.oggCaerdydd) is the capital (capital (political)), largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. According to recent estimates, the population of the unitary authority area is 324,800, while the wider metropolitan area has a population of nearly 1.1 million, more than a third of the total Welsh population. Cardiff is a significant tourism centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 11.7 million visitors in 2006.
The city of Cardiff is the county town of the historic county (Historic counties of Wales) of Glamorgan (and later South Glamorgan). Cardiff is part of the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. Cardiff Urban Area covers a slightly larger area, including Dinas Powys, Penarth and Radyr. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a major port (port) for the transport of coal following the arrival of industry in the region contributed to its rise as a major city.
Cardiff was made a city (City status in the United Kingdom) in 1905, and proclaimed capital of Wales in 1955. Since the 1990s Cardiff has seen significant development with a new waterfront area at Cardiff Bay which contains the new Welsh Assembly (National Assembly for Wales) Building and the Wales Millennium Centre arts complex. The city centre (Cardiff city centre) is undergoing a major redevelopment. International sporting venues in the city include the Millennium Stadium (rugby union and football (Association football)), SWALEC Stadium (cricket) and the newly opened Cardiff City Stadium. The city was awarded with the European City Of Sport in 2009 due to its role in hosting major international sporting events.
Official Name: City and County of Cardiff
Native Name: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd
Motto: Y ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn,''(The red dragon will lead the way)''
Image Skyline: Cardiff Montage.png
Skyline Size: 125
Website: www.cardiff.gov.uk/
Image Flag: centre
Image Map: Wales Cardiff locator map.svg
Map Caption: Location of Cardiff within Wales
Coordinates Region: GB
Subdivision Type: Sovereign state (List of sovereign states)
Subdivision Name: United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1: Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: Wales
Subdivision Type2: Region
Subdivision Name2: South Wales
Subdivision Type3: Historic county (Historic counties of Wales)
Subdivision Name3: Glamorgan
Leader Title: nowrapCardiff Council Leader
Leader Name: Rodney Berman
Leader Title1: Welsh Assembly
Leader Name1: Collapsible list
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List Style: text-align:left;display:none;
1: Cardiff West (Cardiff West (Assembly constituency))
2: Cardiff South and Penarth (Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency))
3: Cardiff North (Cardiff North (Assembly constituency))
4: Cardiff Central (Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency))
Leader Title2: UK Parliament (UK Parliament constituency)
Leader Name2: Collapsible list
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1: Cardiff West (Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency))
2: Cardiff South and Penarth (Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency))
3: Cardiff North (Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency))
4: Cardiff Central (Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency))
Leader Title3: nowrapEuropean Parliament
Leader Name3: Wales
Area Total Km2: 6.652
Area Magnitude: 1 E7
Area Urban Km2: 140
Population As Of: 2001*; otherwise 2008 est.
Population Total: 324,800
Population Urban: 327,706*,841,500 (Larger Urban Zone)
Population Metro: 1,097,000
Population Density Km2: 4392
Demographics Type1: Ethnicity
Demographics1 Title1: White (white people)
Demographics1 Info1: 91.57%
Demographics1 Title2: Mixed (Mixed Race)
Demographics1 Info2: 1.99%
Demographics1 Title3: Asian (Asian people)
Demographics1 Info3: 3.96%
Demographics1 Title4: Black (Black people)
Demographics1 Info4: 1.28%
Demographics1 Title5: Chinese (Chinese people)/other
Demographics1 Info5: 1.20%
Demonym: Cardiffian
Timezone: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Utc Offset: 0
Timezone Dst: BST (British Summer Time)
Utc Offset Dst: +1
Latd: 51latm=29lats=07latNS=Nlongd=3longm=11longs=12longEW=W
Coordinates Type: type:city(324800)_region:GB-CRF
Coordinates Display: inline,title
Postal Code Type: Post codes (Postal codes in the United Kingdom)
Postal Code: CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14, CF15, CF23, CF24 (CF postcode area)
Area Code: 029 (List of Wales dialling codes)
Blank Name: Vehicle area codes (Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom#Current system)
Blank Info: CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO
Blank1 Name: Police Force
Blank1 Info: South Wales Police
Blank2 Name: Fire Service
Blank2 Info: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Blank3 Name: Ambulance Serivce
Blank3 Info: Welsh Ambulance Service