Wales
Wales contains 417 populated places. Browse the directory below to explore individual cities and towns.
About Wales
Wales stretches across a recognisable area of the United Kingdom, encompassing 417 populated places listed in this directory. The region presents a mix of urban centres and rural settlements, each with its own character shaped by geography, history, and local economy.
Residents and visitors moving between communities within Wales draw on the region's public services. The directory pages for each city below link onward to facts and context for that specific place — population (where recorded), coordinates, postal codes, and a short narrative drawn from the underlying open geographic datasets.
Use the paginated list to browse the full set of 417 places in Wales, or jump to the related-regions list to explore nearby parts of the United Kingdom.
Cities and towns (page 1 of 9)
- Cardiff (383,536)
- Swansea (246,700)
- Newport (159,600)
- Rhondda (69,506)
- Buckley (63,576)
- Tonypandy (62,545)
- Wrexham (61,603)
- Barry (53,369)
- Bridgend (49,597)
- Llanelli (49,591)
- Cwmbran (48,535)
- Neath (46,126)
- Merthyr Tydfil (43,820)
- Coity (41,352)
- Pontypool (35,686)
- Briton Ferry (35,179)
- Ebbw Vale (33,068)
- Deeside (32,000)
- Pontypridd (31,206)
- Aberdare (31,135)
- Caerphilly (31,060)
- Colwyn Bay (29,275)
- Flint (26,442)
- Rhyl (25,874)
- Hawarden (25,513)
- Rhosllannerchrugog (25,362)
- Ammanford (23,709)
- Penarth (23,437)
- Maesteg (21,001)
- Gorseinon (20,581)
- Risca (20,443)
- Clydach (19,307)
- Prestatyn (19,085)
- Aberystwyth (18,749)
- Bangor (18,322)
- Brymbo (18,111)
- Gelligaer (17,376)
- Carmarthen (15,854)
- Porthcawl (15,672)
- Blackwood (15,476)
- Llandudno (15,371)
- Brynmawr (14,924)
- Tredegar (14,855)
- Haverfordwest (14,596)
- Llantrisant (14,422)
- Llantwit Major (14,384)
- Whitchurch (13,974)
- Pyle (13,701)
- Abergavenny (13,695)
- Milford Haven (13,582)