Editing Swansea (section)

===Welsh language===
There are many [[Welsh language]] chapels in the area. Welsh-medium education is a popular and growing choice for both English- and Welsh-speaking families. Just over 1,600 secondary pupils were educated through the medium of Welsh in 2017. Nearly double this figure, 3,063 pupils, are currently educated through the medium of Welsh in the primary sector. The 2014 Swansea Pre-School survey showed that 35% of parents across the city and county of Swansea would select a Welsh education for their children if there was a local Welsh school available to them. 45% of the rural council ward [[Mawr]] are able to speak [[Welsh language|Welsh]], as can 38% of the ward of [[Pontarddulais (electoral ward)|Pontarddulais]]. [[Clydach (electoral ward)|Clydach]], [[Kingsbridge, Swansea|Kingsbridge]] and [[Upper Loughor]] all have levels of more than 20%. By contrast, the urban [[St. Thomas, Swansea|St. Thomas]] has one of the lowest figures in Wales, at 6.4%, a figure only barely lower than [[Penderry]] and [[Townhill, Swansea|Townhill]] wards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php?id=2082.6 |title=Results of the 2001 Census of Population on the Language in Electoral Wards |publisher=Welsh Language Board |year=2007 |access-date=26 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220090448/http://www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php?id=2082.6 |archive-date=20 February 2006 }}</ref>