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Grangetown, Cardiff
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<p> <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Grangetown,_Cardiff¶ms=51_28_03_N_3_11_07_W_type:landmark_region:GB">51°28′03″N 3°11′07″W / 51.46750°N 3.18528°W / 51.46750; -3.18528</a> </p> <p>Grangetown is a district and <a href="/facts/Community_(Wales)/FSa4LpTb">community</a> in the south of <a href="/facts/Cardiff/AHpRtKKg">Cardiff</a>, capital of <a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH">Wales</a>. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by <a href="/facts/Riverside%2c_Cardiff/WMLzNEW6">Riverside</a>, <a href="/facts/Canton%2c_Cardiff/gon2kr63">Canton</a> and <a href="/facts/Butetown/rjTyjzG7">Butetown</a>. The <a href="/facts/River_Taff/LTPX9qTX">River Taff</a> winds its way through the area. Adjacent to the city's <a href="/facts/Cardiff_Bay/NnUJv1yH">Cardiff Bay</a> area, Grangetown is experiencing a period of <a href="/facts/Gentrification/kk1nchr7">gentrification</a> and improvements in its infrastructure. Its population as of <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom_Census_2011/0DyzduMs">2011</a> was 19,385 in 8,261 households. One of the "five towns of Cardiff", the others are <a href="/facts/Butetown/rjTyjzG7">Butetown</a>, Crockherbtown, <a href="/facts/Newtown%2c_Cardiff/yd4AfIPQ">Newtown</a> and <a href="/facts/Temperance_Town%2c_Cardiff/LStNTuzM">Temperance Town</a>. </p><p>Grangetown is a diverse and multiracial district and has a significant population of <a href="/facts/Somali_people/lsrMaU57">Somali</a>, <a href="/facts/Asian_people/Eeg20DwM">Asian</a> and mixed-race residents. It is home to a <a href="/facts/Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2c_Cardiff/TNA0h7PB">Swaminarayan Temple</a> and various mosques. </p>