Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, situated on the sandy South West Wales coast. The county area
includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands. Swansea had a population of approximately 170,000 in 2001 and is the second most populated city in Wales after Cardiff
and the third most populated county in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
During its 19th century industrial heyday, Swansea was one of the key centres of the world copper industry, earning it the nickname ‘Copperopolis’.