Cathays

Not to be confused with Cathay.
For the Cardiff electoral ward, see Cathays (electoral ward).

Cathays
Cathays is located in Cardiff
Cathays
Cathays
Location within Cardiff
Population20,121 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST181780
Community
  • Cathays
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARDIFF
Postcode districtCF10
Postcode districtCF24
Dialling code029
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Cardiff
51°29′46″N 3°10′55″W / 51.496°N 3.182°W / 51.496; -3.182

Cathays (/kəˈteɪz/ kə-TAYZ; standardised Welsh: Cathays;[2] sometimes Y Waun Ddyfal, '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.

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "List of Standardised Welsh Place-names – Cathays". Welsh Language Commissioner. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018.