Cardiff
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Cardiff
Summary
Cardiff is a big city[1]. Cardiff ranks in the top 9% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,896 views/month).[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 Airport[37], an airport[38], in United Kingdom[39]; Cardiff Central railway station[40], a railway station[41], in United Kingdom[42]; and Cardiff Bay[43], a district[44], in United Kingdom[45].
Why It Matters
Cardiff ranks in the top 9% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,896 views/month).[2] Cardiff has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Cardiff is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Cardiff include Cardiff Airport[37], an airport[38], in United Kingdom[39]; Cardiff Central railway station[40], a railway station[41], in United Kingdom[42]; and Cardiff Bay[43], a district[44], in United Kingdom[45].