Cardiff

Summary

Cardiff is a principal area of Wales^[1]. Cardiff draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (principal_area_of_wales category, ranking #19 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cardiff is located in Wales^[3].
• Cardiff is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Cardiff is on the body of water River Severn^[5].
• Cardiff is on the body of water River Taff^[6].
• Cardiff is on the body of water River Ely^[7].
• Cardiff is on the body of water Rhymney River^[8].
• Cardiff's head of government is recorded as Huw Thomas^[9].
• Cardiff's image is recorded as View across Penarth Flats towards Cardiff, 2009 - geograph.org.uk - 1377223.jpg^[10].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as principal area of Wales^[11].
• Cardiff's instance of is recorded as district with city status^[12].
• Cardiff's capital is recorded as Cardiff^[13].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as The Vale of Glamorgan^[14].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as Newport^[15].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as City of Bristol^[16].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as Caerphilly County Borough^[17].
• Cardiff's shares border with is recorded as Rhondda Cynon Taf^[18].
• Cardiff's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Cardiff.svg^[19].
• Cardiff's legislative body is recorded as council of City of Cardiff Council^[20].
• Cardiff's executive body is recorded as cabinet of Cardiff Council^[21].
• Cardiff's locator map image is recorded as Cardiff in Wales.svg^[22].
• Cardiff's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79063889^[23].
• Cardiff's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as GB-CRF^[24].
• Cardiff's Commons category is recorded as Cardiff^[25].
• Cardiff's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1625787^[26].
• Cardiff's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q25289 (cor)-Gwikor Frank-Kardydh.wav^[27].

Body

Geography

Cardiff is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Cardiff is located in Wales^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Severn^[5], a river^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; River Taff^[6], a river^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; River Ely^[7], a river^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]; and Rhymney River^[8], a river^[34], in United Kingdom^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Cardiff's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+140.8981'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+305347'}^[37], {'amount': '+346090'}^[38], and {'amount': '+364248'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include principal area of Wales^[11] and district with city status^[12].

History and Context

+1996-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cardiff^[40].

Why It Matters

Cardiff draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (principal_area_of_wales category, ranking #19 of 19).^[2] Cardiff has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Cardiff is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]