The Swansea Bay area of Wales is located north of the sea area of Swansea Bay. The term Swansea Bay is used by the Welsh Government for policy planning purposes as well as by a number of other organisations.
The boundaries of Swansea Bay are defined in the Welsh Assembly Government's Spatial Plan Data Project.Defining the boundaries of the Wales Spatial Plan areas for statistical data analysis In the Wales Spatial Plan, Swansea Bay includes all of the unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot and parts of Carmarthenshire, Powys and Bridgend county borough.Sustainable Regeneration Framework Swansea Bay: The Waterfront and Western Valleys Spatial Plan Area The area is also a travel to work area, which was defined in 2007. Revision of Travel to Work Areas The Wales Spatial Plan identifies twenty-one key settlements in the area: Swansea Carmarthen Ammanford & Cross Hands Llanelli Gorseinon & Penllergaer Pontardawe & Clydach MaestegNeath Port Talbot Porthcawl & Pyle Burry Port & Pembrey Dulais Valley Glynneath & Resolven Gowerton & WaunarlwyddKidwelly & Trimsaran Llandeilo Penclawdd & Crofty Pontarddulais Upper Afan Valley Upper Amman Valley Ystalyfera & Ystradgynlais
The population in the region as of 2007 is approximately 561,900.Demographic data summary: Swansea Bay (a)
Development areas Welsh Assembly Government supported developments:WDA: South West Wales Key Sites Baglan Energy Park Coed Darcy Crosshands Business Park Felindre Llanelli Waterside SA1 Swansea Waterfront Swansea city centre Swansea Vale
Swansea Bay city region
The whole of Swansea Bay was being touted as a future city region that would have the city of Swansea as its focus but also include the urban settlements contiguous to Swansea; these would be Llanelli, Neath, Port Talbot, Ystradgynlais and Ammanford. The predicted size of this new city region is around 700,000 people who would live within 30 minutes drive from the centre of Swansea.source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/07/11/report-calls-for-city-regions-around-cardiff-and-se-wales-and-swansea-bay-91466-31373952/
Following a Welsh Government commissioned report recommending the creation of the city region in July 2012,Report recommends Swansea Bay gets City Region status the Swansea Bay city region was established on 18 July 2013. The city region would include the local authorities of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.BBC News - Swansea Bay city region launched to boost economy Sir Terry Matthews has been appointed chairman of the Swansea Bay City Region Board.
References
External links Welsh Assembly Government: Swansea Bay Swansea Bay spatial plan area Swansea Bay: The Waterfront and Western Valleys Swansea Bay Futures Sustainable Regeneration Framework Swansea Bay: The Waterfront and Western Valleys Spatial Plan Area Swansea Bay Partnership Welsh Assembly Government Data for Swansea Bay Swansea Bay, Mumbles and Gower One Big Garden Tourism Swansea Bay