Map of Cardiff, United Kingdom

Cardiff is the administrative centre of Wales, United Kingdom, with a population of about 372,089. It lies at 51.4800°N, 3.1800°W. Cardiff is about 211 km (131 mi) west of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Barry, 11 km to the southwest.

Cardiff at a glance

Where is Cardiff?

• The 10th largest city in United Kingdom by recorded population.
• The largest city in Wales on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 50 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cardiff

• Barry — 11 km southwest
• Newport — 17 km northeast
• Weston-super-Mare — 21 km southeast
• Cwmbran — 22 km northeast
• Tonypandy — 25 km northwest
• Pontypool — 26 km north
• Coity — 26 km west
• Rhondda — 27 km northwest
• Bridgend — 28 km west
• Merthyr Tydfil — 33 km northwest

Largest cities in Wales

• Swansea — 300,352
• 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
• Leicester — 368,600

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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.