CARDIFF URBAN AREA

The 'Cardiff Urban Area' is the name given to the urban area around Cardiff. The vast bulk of the population and area are contributed by Cardiff which had a population of 292,150 as recorded at the 2001 census and the rest was made up by the towns of Penarth and Dinas Powys connected to the south-east of the city along Cardiff Bay. The total official population of this urban area was given to be 327,706 in 2001. Growth since 2001 have increased this figure to give a 2005 estimate of 349,756.

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Settlements

Cardiff Metropolitan Area

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Settlements

According to the ONS definition the Cardiff Urban Area consists of the following settlements:

'Rank'	'Urban sub-area name'	'Population'
1	Cardiff	292,150
2	Penarth	23,245
3	Dinas Powys	7,653
4	Radyr	4,658

Cardiff Metropolitan Area

Separately there have also been calls to create a metropolitan area to include the city of Newport to the north-east of Cardiff, its adjoining urban area and valley towns in South East Wales into a new Cardiff Metropolitan Area or South East Wales Metro Area, with a much larger population of around 900,000 which would help to increase the profile of the areas outside of the Cardiff boundary and boost investment in more disadvantaged areas.

External links

★ ONS map, showing the urban area

★ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas