Swansea
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
United Kingdom • Wales • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/London UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 395K
- GDP
- $9B
- GDP per capita
- $23,024
- Land area
- 750 km² (290 mi²)
- Density
- 526/km² (1,363/mi²)
Swansea metro area
51.62, -3.94Dimension Breakdown
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4 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union
Ospreys
Swansea
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams3 teams
- English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 2.9 match points across 350 club-matches since 1888.
Championship History
4 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Swansea, across all sports, newest first. 4 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Languages of Swansea
English first in Swansea; 2 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Swansea
- 98%
- Tier 3 country
Sound of Swansea
#152 by artist origin · combined 9.6 (US 2.4 / UK 2.5) · signature decade 1970s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Bonnie Tyler, Badfinger
Number-one singles by Swansea artists1
Screen of Swansea
#118 by film pedigree · score 31.5 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Ray Milland, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Harry Secombe
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities1 entry
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom