Cardiff

Summary

Cardiff is a big city^[1]. Cardiff has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Cardiff is located in Cardiff^[3].
• Cardiff is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Cardiff is on the body of water River Taff^[5].
• Cardiff is on the body of water Bristol Channel^[6].
• Cardiff is on the body of water River Ely^[7].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as largest city^[9].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Cardiff's official language is recorded as Welsh^[11].
• Cardiff's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as Llantrisant^[13].
• River Taff is named after Cardiff^[14].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stuttgart^[15].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vigevano^[16].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[17].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nantes^[18].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiamen^[19].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Luhansk^[20].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pernik^[21].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hordaland^[22].
• Cardiff's postal code is recorded as CF^[23].
• Cardiff's Commons category is recorded as Cardiff^[24].
• Cardiff's licence plate code is recorded as CA^[25].
• Cardiff's licence plate code is recorded as CB^[26].
• Cardiff's licence plate code is recorded as CC^[27].

Body

Geography

Cardiff is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Cardiff is located in Cardiff^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Taff^[5], a river^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Bristol Channel^[6], a channel^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; and River Ely^[7], a river^[32], in United Kingdom^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+361469'}^[34] and {'amount': '+383536'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[8], largest city^[9], and city^[10].

History and Context

1081 marks the founding of Cardiff^[36]. River Taff is named after Cardiff^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cardiff include Cardiff Central railway station^[37], a railway station^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]; Cardiff Bay^[40], a district^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]; and Cardiff Airport^[43], an airport^[44], in United Kingdom^[45].

Why It Matters

Cardiff has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Cardiff is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Cardiff include Cardiff Central railway station^[37], a railway station^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]; Cardiff Bay^[40], a district^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]; and Cardiff Airport^[43], an airport^[44], in United Kingdom^[45].