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Cardiff

Cardiff (/ˈkɑːrdɪf/; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities.[5] A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.

For other uses, see Cardiff (disambiguation). "Caerdydd" redirects here. For the TV series, see Caerdydd (TV series).

Cardiff
Caerdydd (Welsh)

Cardiff

Huw Thomas

140.3 km2 (54.2 sq mi)

75.72 km2 (29.24 sq mi)

2,562/km2 (6,640/sq mi)

488,153[2]

1,097,000 (Cardiff-Newport)

1,543,293 (est)

Cardiffian

CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO

US$36.0 billion[4]

US$29,674[4]

Cardiff is the main commercial centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament. At the 2021 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 362,400.[6] The population of the wider urban area in 2011 was 479,000.[7] In 2011, it ranked sixth in the world in a National Geographic magazine list of alternative tourist destinations.[8] It is the most popular destination in Wales with 21.3 million visitors in 2017.[9]


Cardiff is a major centre for television and film production (such as the 2005 revival of Doctor Who,[10] Torchwood and Sherlock) and is the Welsh base for the main national broadcasters.


Cardiff Bay contains the Senedd building and the Wales Millennium Centre arts complex. Work continues at Cardiff Bay and in the centre on projects such as Cardiff International Sports Village, BBC drama village,[11] and a new business district.[12]

Etymology[edit]

Caerdydd (the Welsh name of the city) derives from the Middle Welsh Caerdyf. The change from -dyf to -dydd shows the colloquial alteration of Welsh f [v] and dd [ð] and was perhaps also driven by folk etymology. This sound change probably first occurred in the Middle Ages; both forms were current in the Tudor period. Caerdyf has its origins in post-Roman Brythonic words meaning "the fort of the Taff". The fort probably refers to that established by the Romans. Caer is Welsh for fort and -dyf is in effect a form of Taf (Taff), the river which flows by Cardiff Castle, with the ⟨t⟩ showing consonant mutation to ⟨d⟩ and the vowel showing affection as a result of a (lost) genitive case ending.[13]


The anglicised Cardiff is derived from Caerdyf, with the Welsh f [v] borrowed as ff /f/, as also happens in Taff (from Welsh Taf) and Llandaff (from Welsh Llandaf).


The antiquarian William Camden (1551–1623) suggested that the name Cardiff may derive from *Caer-Didi ("the Fort of Didius"), a name supposedly given in honour of Aulus Didius Gallus, governor of a nearby province at the time when the Roman fort was established. Although some sources repeat this theory, it has been rejected on linguistic grounds by modern scholars such as Professor Gwynedd Pierce.[14]

Lisvane (10 seats)

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Old St. Mellons (9 seats)

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Pentyrch (13 seats)

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Radyr & Morganstown (13 seats)

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Tongwynlais (9 seats)

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St Fagans (9 seats)

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Substitution of ⟨iə⟩ by ⟨jøː⟩[133]

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here [hiːə] pronounced as [(h)jøː] in the broader form

The vowel of start may be realised as [æː] or even [ɛː], so that Cardiff is pronounced [ˈkæːdɪf].

Cardiff Central railway station

Cardiff Central railway station

Cardiff Bus has the most bus services operating in the Cardiff area.

Cardiff Bus has the most bus services operating in the Cardiff area.

Typical cycle lane in Cardiff

Typical cycle lane in Cardiff

Aquabus

Aquabus

Ukraine[244]

Luhansk

Norway[244]

Hordaland county

Bolivia[244]

Sucre

France[244][245]

Nantes

Germany[244]

Stuttgart

China[244]

Xiamen

Peru[244]

Lima

Namesakes[edit]

Cardiff-by-the-Sea in Encinitas, California and Cardiff, Alabama were both named after Cardiff in Wales.

Diplomatic presence[edit]

A total of 28 countries have a diplomatic presence in Cardiff.[246] Many of these, such as Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Canada, Thailand and the Czech Republic, are represented by honorary consulates. The United States Embassy to the UK operates a satellite office.[247][248][249][250][251][252][253][254]

The : 10 June 1944

Welch Regiment

The : 27 April 1957

Welsh Guards

The : 11 June 1969

Royal Regiment of Wales

The : 7 November 1973

Royal Welch Fusiliers

The : 29 July 1985

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

RN: 3 February 1988

HMS Cardiff

The Association (Wales): 3 September 2001

Merchant Navy

(Volunteers) RAMC: 21 April 2014

203 (Welsh) Field Hospital

RN: 18 May 2014

HMS Dragon

Cardiff city centre

Cardiff music scene

List of cultural venues in Cardiff

List of parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan

List of places in Cardiff

List of places of worship in Cardiff

List of streets and squares in Cardiff

Senedd

Cardiff Council site

Visit Cardiff

: the full text of the edition of historical records for Cardiff, edited by J. H. Matthews (1898–1905). Part of British History Online.

Cardiff Records