Region:Wales
| Wales | |
|---|---|
 The region of Wales in the United Kingdom | |
 Coat of arms of Wales | |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Number of zones | 1021 |
| Maximum PPH | 1090 |
| Last updated | 2021-05-11 |
Wales is one of twelve regions in the United Kingdom. The region includes the country with the same name and consists of the counties of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Dyfed, Powys, Gwynedd and Clwyd and has about three million inhabitants.
The largest city is Cardiff, other of the region's most populous towns are Swansea, Newport, Wrexham and Barry.
It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. Adjacent regions are North West England in the northeast, West Midlands in the east and South West England in the southeast.
Motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh) Wales Forever
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Geographical division
Municipalities
In Wales there are 21 municipalities with at least one turf zone:
| Municipality | Zones |
|---|---|
| Bridgend | 55 |
| Caerphilly | 35 |
| Cardiff | 125 |
| Carmarthenshire | 49 |
| Ceredigion | 15 |
| Conwy | 49 |
| Denbighshire | 33 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Gwynedd | 40 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 17 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 47 |
| Newport | 73 |
| Pembrokeshire | 62 |
| Powys | 20 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 33 |
| Swansea | 203 |
| Torfaen | 9 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 27 |
| Wrexham | 86 |
The list is updated according to the zones that existed on 2021-05-11.
Zones
There are 1021 turf zones in the region of Wales, three of which is counted as world heritage sites, four water zones, 18 train station zones, three national park zones, nine monument zones, 64 holy zones, one summit zone, 61 bridge zones, 14 castle zones and 29 ruin zones.
Updated: 2021-05-11
Most taken Zones
| # | Zone | Takes | Unique turfers |
Ranking Global |
Created | Municipality | Location | Warded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UnderhillPark | 229 | 6 | 30 027 | 2020-12-25 | Swansea | Map | Statistics | Underhill Park |
| 2 | KnabRockBeach | 226 | 7 | 30 156 | 2020-12-26 | Swansea | Map | Statistics | Mumbles Beach |
| 3 | MumblesBeach | 224 | 7 | 30 274 | 2020-12-25 | Swansea | Map | Statistics | Mumbles Beach |
| 4 | AllSaintsCh 
|
189 | 7 | 32 017 | 2020-12-25 | Swansea | Map | Statistics | All Saints Church & Norton Church |
| 5 | RothersladeBh | 171 | 4 | 33 118 | 2020-12-25 | Swansea | Map | Statistics | Rotherslade Beach |
Updated: 2021-05-11
Source: Warded
Zone development
The first turf zone in the region was TheKingsway which was created on June 4, 2013.
| Year | New zones | Accumulated |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 311 | 311 |
| 2014 | 198 | 509 |
| 2015 | 13 | 522 |
| 2016 | 1 | 523 |
| 2017 | 92 | 615 |
| 2018 | 74 | 689 |
| 2019 | 41 | 730 |
| 2020 | 119 | 849 |
Source: urbangeeks
For more information about turf zones, see the respective municipality.
Points and results
Totalscore
Ranking by points taken in the region. The table is sortable (click on the headings).
| # | Turfer | Municipality | Total Points | Points taken in the region |
Takeovers | Unique | Ranking Global |
▲/▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jinxsi / Turfgame | Swansea | 785 940 | 784 431 | 2 414 | 190 | 3 492 | |
| 2 | Chesso / Turfgame | Swansea | 371 621 | 370 950 | 1 581 | 168 | 5 249 | |
| 3 | ddraig / Turfgame | Swansea | 266 438 | 266 244 | 877 | 171 | 6 189 | |
| 4 | dr.prawn / Turfgame | Wrexham | 258 166 | 232 977 | 483 | 133 | 6 281 | |
| 5 | egg319 / Turfgame | Cardiff | 97 699 | 97 672 | 155 | 125 | 9 896 | |
| 6 | kingprawn / Turfgame | Pembrokeshire | 97 476 | 97 349 | 101 | 46 | 9 906 | |
| 7 | GoogleTurf / Turfgame | Conwy | 93 424 | 93 329 | 153 | 75 | 10 168 | |
| 8 | daicha80 / Turfgame | Swansea | 74 779 | 74 758 | 314 | 38 | 11 198 | |
| 9 | ddriag / Turfgame | Swansea | 74 017 | 73 976 | 283 | 41 | 11 260 | |
| 10 | Smashe / Turfgame | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 69 057 | 68 967 | 93 | 33 | 11 657 |
Updated 2021-05-11 compared to xxxx-xx-xx
Source: Warded
Fastest Eager
Fastest to take 10 zones
| # | Turfer | Medal | City | Time | Distance | Average speed |
Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jinxsi | 
|
Swansea | 13:14 | 3.15 km | 14.29 km/h | Link |
| 2 | Chesso | 
|
Swansea | 18:50 | 4.87 km | 15.53 km/h | Link |
| 3 | Duality |
|
Chester | 19:16 | 4.74 km | 14.76 km/h | Link |
| 4 | egg319 |
|
Cardiff | 19:25 | 3.79 km | 11.71 km/h | Link |
Updated: 2021-05-11
Source: Warded
Global Top-3 Rankings
Turfers in the region that placed on the global top-3 list.
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Updated: 2021-05-11
Source: Warded
Turfers who have won in the country
Turfers from the region who have won in the United Kingdom since it officially became a turf country June 15 2013 (in Round 36).
(The Country medal was introduced and awarded for the first time round 46).
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Updated: 2021-05-11
Turfers who won in the region
The following turfers have won in the region of Wales since the United Kingdom officially became a turf country June 15 2013 (in Round 36).
(The Region medal was introduced and awarded for the first time round 46).
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| Round (weeks) |
Turfer | Global Ranking |
Points | Takes | Municipality | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 (5) | Straubero | 946 | 16 805 | 39 | Turfgame | Guest turfer from the region of Greater London 
| |
| 41 (4) | Darrum | 1 722 | 3 305 | 11 | ? | Turfgame | |
| 42 (5) | Darrum | 1 778 | 3 784 | 8 | ? | Turfgame | |
| 49 (4) | Acidar | 3 791 | 796 | 3 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 50 (5) | ShadowBlue | 4 466 | 790 | 2 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 61 (4) | ninzelpins | 4 408 | 826 | 2 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 62 (5) | ninzelpins | 5 203 | 1 044 | 1 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 68 (4) | FRBlackSheep | 3 241 | 2 100 | 7 | Turfgame | Guest turfer from the region of Greater London No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. | |
| 76 (5) | BenJam96 | 4 121 | 582 | 1 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 80 (4) | SHEEP | 3 367 | 1 173 | 3 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 95 (4) | Dora | 5 370 | 718 | 1 | ? | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 97 (4) | erkjhnssn | 3 732 | 4 112 | 13 | Turfgame | Guest turfer from the region of Västerbotten  No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. | |
| 100 (4) | Mylittlepote | 3 385 | 3 427 | 8 | Turfgame | Guest turfer from the region of Västernorrland No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. | |
| 115 (4) | AGOwen | 4 597 | 471 | 1 | Wrexham | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 123 (4) | nsd | 3 416 | 6 485 | 8 | Newport | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 125 (5) | CaveMouse | 4 040 | 3 650 | 4 | Bridgend | Turfgame | No region medal awarded. Too few turfers. |
| 126 (4) | Mcy | 1 316 | 46 524 | 146 | Swansea | Turfgame | The first time the region medal is awarded to a turfer from the region. |
| 127 (5) | jinxsi | 265 | 177 357 | 734 | Swansea | Turfgame | |
| 128 (4) | jinxsi | 143 | 209 596 | 819 | Swansea | Turfgame | |
| 129 (4) | jinxsi | 332 | 179 438 | 681 | Swansea | Turfgame | |
| 130 (4) | jinxsi | 225 | 205 272 | 768 | Swansea | Turfgame |
Updated: 2021-05-11
