Administrative Boundary of Swansea

About Swansea

Swansea (Abertawe) is a principal area and city in south Wales, the second-largest city in the country, situated on the sweeping curve of Swansea Bay. Swansea had a population of approximately 246,000 at the 2022 Census and grew rapidly in the 19th century as the world's leading centre of copper smelting, a role that earned it the nickname "Copperopolis." Dylan Thomas and Wartime Reconstruction Swansea is the birthplace of the poet Dylan Thomas, born in 1914 at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, who famously — if ambivalently — described his hometown as "an ugly, lovely town"; his childhood home is preserved and open to visitors. Much of Swansea's historic centre was destroyed during the "Three Nights' Blitz" of February 1941, one of the most devastating bombing campaigns suffered by any Welsh city in the Second World War, and the subsequent reconstruction reshaped the city's layout. The National Waterfront Museum, on the regenerated Maritime Quarter, tells the story of Welsh industry and innovation from the Industrial Revolution to the present. The Gower Peninsula The Gower Peninsula, immediately west of the city, was designated the United Kingdom's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956, in recognition of its limestone cliffs, sweeping beaches, and salt marshes; Rhossili Bay, at its western tip, has repeatedly been named among the best beaches in the world, and the peninsula's coast path attracts walkers, surfers, and naturalists throughout the year. GIS and Boundary Data The administrative boundary of Swansea Council is available for free download in GeoJSON and KML formats, sourced from the OS Open Geography portal (Crown copyright 2024). Compatible with QGIS, ArcGIS, Mapbox, and Google Earth, the dataset supports industrial heritage mapping, literary heritage research, coastal and natural beauty conservation planning, and demographic analysis across the Swansea council area.

📍 Administrative boundary of Swansea county