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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.9496,Lat: 51.6428
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	1:26:03am
Population	170000 (2nd largest city in country)
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Abertawe#Swansea
Name	Cwmbwrla

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Penllergaer	5.1 km	NorthWest
2 Gowerton	5.4 km	West
3 Llandarcy	6.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Pontlliw	6.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Dunvant	6.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	56 km	EastSouthEast
2 Dublin	Ireland	246 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	264 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Usk Reservoir (1.4 km² at a distance of 35.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 71.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 100 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 176 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.4 km2

4.5%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

5.7 km2

7.7%

Agriculture

16.1 km2

21.6%

Urban area

38.5 km2

51.7%

Infrastructure

3.7 km2

4.9%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Swansea in country Wales

Swansea at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	61 km	East
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	114 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	124 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Swansea
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cwmbwrla

Type of weather in Cwmbwrla	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	06:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam