Which country or map area contains Cardiff?
Cardiff is shown within United Kingdom in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- United Kingdom
- Region name
- Cardiff
- Approximate latitude
- 51.5° north
- Approximate longitude
- 3.2° west
- Country capital
- London
- Country currency
- British pound
- World region
- Northern Europe
Quick answers about Cardiff
What kind of place is Cardiff?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Cardiff on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 51.5° north latitude and 3.2° west longitude.
What is the capital of United Kingdom?
The country capital is London.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.