Cardiff
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Cardiff, the capital and largest city of Wales, is a vibrant political, cultural, and economic hub. It boasts attractions like Cardiff Bay, the Principality Stadium, and the National Museum, with a diverse economy centred on government, finance, media, and tourism.
The local government for this district is: Cardiff Council (Wales City Council).
Constituencies in Cardiff
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Cardiff
Cardiff is divided into 28 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Adamsdown
- Butetown
- Caerau
- Canton
- Cathays
- Cyncoed
- Ely
- Fairwater
- Gabalfa
- Grangetown
- Heath
- Lisvane and Thornhill
- Llandaff
- Llandaff North
- Llanishen
- Llanrumney
- Pentwyn
- Pentyrch and St Fagans
- Penylan
- Plasnewydd
- Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
- Radyr
- Rhiwbina
- Riverside
- Rumney
- Splott
- Trowbridge
- Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Cardiff in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Cardiff is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ South East Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.