Map of Swansea, United Kingdom

Swansea is a city in Wales, United Kingdom, with a population of about 300,352. It lies at 51.6208°N, 3.9432°W. Swansea is about 264 km (164 mi) west of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Briton Ferry, 9 km to the east.

Swansea at a glance

Where is Swansea?

• The 21st largest city in United Kingdom by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Wales on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 48 min on the shortest day to 16 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Swansea

• Briton Ferry — 9 km east
• Neath — 11 km northeast
• Llanelli — 17 km northwest
• Bridgend — 28 km southeast
• Coity — 29 km east
• Tonypandy — 34 km east
• Rhondda — 34 km east
• Merthyr Tydfil — 41 km east
• Barry — 52 km southeast
• Cardiff — 55 km east

Largest cities in Wales

• Cardiff — 372,089
• Newport — 161,506
• Rhondda — 69,506
• Wrexham — 65,692
• Buckley — 63,576
• Tonypandy — 62,545
• Barry — 54,673
• Bridgend — 49,597
• Llanelli — 49,591
• Cwmbran — 48,535

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.