The District of Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe) was a local government district with city status in West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.

Under the Local Government Act 1972 a uniform two-tier system of counties and districts was introduced across Wales and England.

The new Swansea district was created on 1 April 1974 and covered the area of the former county borough of Swansea and the Gower Rural District, from the administrative county of Glamorgan.

[3] The district was abolished in 1996, when West Glamorgan County Council was abolished and the districts in the county reorganised to become principal areas.

[4] The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974.