Conwy
§ This page gives an overview of the Conwy local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Conwy in north Wales stretches from the Conwy Valley to the coastal resorts of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay. It features the UNESCO-listed Conwy Castle and Snowdonia National Park, with tourism playing a major role alongside farming and small businesses.
The administrative boundary of Conwy can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Conwy.
Key Facts about Conwy
What region is Conwy in? Conwy is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is Conwy a city? No, Conwy is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Conwy? The local government for this district is: Conwy County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).
▶ Official website of Conwy County Borough Council 🔗 conwy.gov.uk
Which police force covers Conwy? Policing in Conwy is provided by North Wales Police 🔗 northwales.police.uk, which serves 6 local authority districts: Conwy ⁞ Denbighshire ⁞ Flintshire ⁞ Gwynedd ⁞ Isle of Anglesey ⁞ Wrexham.
Conwy in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Conwy is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ North Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Conwy and Denbighshire
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.
Constituencies in Conwy
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 Conwy
Conwy is divided into 30 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw
- Betws-yn-Rhos
- Bryn
- Caerhun
- Colwyn
- Conwy
- Craig-y-don
- Deganwy
- Eglwys-bach a Llangernyw
- Eirias
- Gele and Llanddulas
- Glyn
- Glyn y Marl
- Gogarth Mostyn
- Kinmel Bay
- Llandrillo-yn-Rhos
- Llanrwst a Llanddoged
- Llansanffraid
- Llansannan
- Llysfaen
- Mochdre
- Pandy
- Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr
- Penmaenmawr
- Penrhyn
- Rhiw
- Towyn
- Tudno
- Uwch Aled
- Uwch Conwy
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Communities in Conwy
Conwy has 35 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abergele
- Betws yn Rhos
- Betws-y-Coed
- Bro Garmon
- Bro Machno
- Caerhun
- Capel Curig
- Cerrigydrudion
- Colwyn Bay
- Conwy
- Dolgarrog
- Dolwyddelan
- Eglwysbach
- Henryd
- Kinmel Bay and Towyn
- Llanddoged and Maenan
- Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel
- Llandudno
- Llanfair Talhaiarn
- Llanfairfechan
- Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr
- Llangernyw
- Llangwm
- Llannefydd
- Llanrwst
- Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
- Llansannan
- Llysfaen
- Mochdre
- Old Colwyn
- Penmaenmawr
- Pentrefoelas
- Rhos-on-Sea
- Trefriw
- Ysbyty Ifan
In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.
Built-up Areas in Conwy
Conwy covers 23 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abergele
- Betws-y-Coed
- Betws-yn-Rhos
- Bryn Pydew
- Colwyn Bay
- Conwy
- Dolgarrog
- Dwygyfylchi
- Henryd
- Kinmel Bay *
- Llanddulas
- Llandudno
- Llanfairfechan
- Llangernyw
- Llanrwst
- Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
- Llansannan
- Mynydd Marian
- Penmaenmawr
- Penrhyn Bay
- Penrhyn-side
- Pensarn
- Trefriw
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Conwy.)
Conwy compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Conwy compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Conwy has 30 electoral wards.
Conwy has a population of 114,891 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Conwy can be found on the ONS statistics for Conwy.