Como capital do País de Gales, Cardiff é o principal motor de crescimento da economia galesa. Embora a população de Cardiff seja cerca de 10% da população galesa, a economia de Cardiff representa quase 20% do PIB galês e 40% da força de trabalho da cidade são trabalhadores diários da área circundante do sul de Gales. [13] [14]
- Reino Unido
- 51° 29' N 3° 11' O
- Cardifiano
- País de Gales
Website. cardiff.gov.uk. Cardiff ( / ˈkɑːrdɪf /; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] i) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021, and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd ).
- 1905
- South Glamorgan
The history of Cardiff—a City and County Borough and the capital of Wales—spans at least 6,000 years. The area around Cardiff has been inhabited by modern humans since the Neolithic Period.
Cardiff has a big port that used to be known as Tiger Bay. It is now just called Cardiff Bay, and the Welsh Government works there. There are now lots of shops, pubs and restaurants in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff has an international airport, and is twinned with Nantes in France and Stuttgart in Germany.
- 54.07 sq mi (140.03 km²)
- Wales
- 346,100
- United Kingdom
Principal areas of the CCR The Cardiff Capital Region covers the principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend County Borough, Caerphilly County Borough, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, and the Vale of Glamorgan . History
- 1 March 2017
- United Kingdom
Cardiff é a capital mais nova da Europa. Foi declarada a capital do País de Gales o 20 de dezembro de 1955. Há um século era o porto mais ocupado de carvão no mundo. Hoje, as antigas docas têm sido transformadas em um complexo de restaurantes e atrações aos visitantes.