Swansea Urban Area
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The Swansea Urban Area is an area of land in South Wales defined by defined by the Office for National Statistics for population monitoring purposes. It is not coterminous with the City and County of Swansea and discludes the urban area of Gorseinon within the county boundaries, yet includes Neath and Port Talbot outside the county boundaries. It also includes the urban area around Swansea city centre, Clydach and Pontardawe.
The total population of the area in 2001 was 270,506, making it the the 25th largest urban area in the UK in 2001[1] and the second largest in Wales.
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The ONS provides sub-division statistics for the Swansea Urban Area:
| Rank | Urban sub-area name | Population (2001 census) |
| 1 | Swansea | 169,880 |
| 2 | Neath | 45,898 |
| 3 | Port Talbot | 35,633 |
| 4 | Pontardawe/Clydach | 19,095 |
