Mawr

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Mawr Ward
Image:Wm swansea mawr.jpg
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SN630030
Geography
Principal locality Felindre
Total population 1,800 (2001 census)
Land area (km²) 57.81 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: City and County of Swansea
Number of councillors: 1
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA5
Dialling code: +44-1792
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Gower
UK Parliament: Gower
European Parliament: Wales

Mawr is both an electoral ward and a community of the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. Mawr has its own elected community council.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Felindre, Craigcefnparc, Garnswllt, Rhydypandy and rural uplands of Mawr, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The area of the ward is one of the most sparsely populated in Swansea but it has the highest proportion of Welsh language speakers. Mawr is the second largest ward in Swansea by land area. It is bounded by Pontarddulais to the west, Llangyfelach and Morriston to the south, and Clydach to the east. Most of the ward comprises rural farmland.

Coordinates: 51.70896° N 3.98421° W