Cardiff

Summary

Cardiff is a big city^[1]. Cardiff ranks in the top 9% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,751 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 image is recorded as Cardiffmontage3.jpg^[8].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as largest city^[10].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Cardiff's official language is recorded as Welsh^[12].
• Cardiff's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Cardiff's flag image is recorded as Flag of Cardiff.svg^[14].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as Llantrisant^[15].
• Cardiff's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Cardiff.svg^[16].
• River Taff is named after Cardiff^[17].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stuttgart^[18].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vigevano^[19].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[20].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nantes^[21].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiamen^[22].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Luhansk^[23].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pernik^[24].
• Cardiff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hordaland^[25].
• Cardiff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154757441^[26].
• Cardiff's GND ID is recorded as 4085151-5^[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^[9], largest city^[10], and city^[11].

History and Context

+1081-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cardiff^[36]. River Taff is named after Cardiff^[17].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Cardiff ranks in the top 9% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,751 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 Bay^[40], a district^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]; and Cardiff Central railway station^[43], a railway station^[44], in United Kingdom^[45].