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Cathays ( ; standardised ; sometimes , 'the constant meadow') is a district and community in the centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is densely populated and contains many Victorian terraced houses. The area falls into the Cathays ward. It is the third most populous community in Cardiff, having a population of 18,002 in 2011.

Key facts

UK place.country
Wales
UK place.static_image_name
Cathays Library (2010), Cardiff.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Cathays Library, a Carnegie library built in 1906
UK place.welsh_name
Y Waun Ddyfal
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
Cardiff Central (Senedd constituency)
UK place.official_name
Cathays
UK place.community_wales
Cathays
UK place.unitary_wales
Cardiff
UK place.lieutenancy_wales
South Glamorgan
UK place.constituency_westminster
Cardiff South and Penarth
UK place.population
20,121
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.post_town
CARDIFF
UK place.postcode_district
CF10
UK place.postcode_district1
CF24
UK place.postcode_area
CF
UK place.postcode_area1
CF
UK place.dial_code
029

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Official name
Cathays
Population
18002
Image
Tewkesbury Street.jpg
Dialing code
029
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OS grid reference
ST181780
Commons category
Cathays, Cardiff
postal code
CF24
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9 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Suburb of Cardiff
  • Governance
  • Buildings and structures in Cathays
  • Today
  • Transport
  • References
  • External links

Cathays ( ; standardised ; sometimes , 'the constant meadow') is a district and community in the centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is densely populated and contains many Victorian terraced houses. The area falls into the Cathays ward. It is the third most populous community in Cardiff, having a population of 18,002 in 2011.

==Etymology== The area that is now Cathays was formerly known in Welsh as and in English as Little Heath (to distinguish it from Great Heath).

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