Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Pen-y-Waun

Penywaun

Penywaun is a community, electoral ward and north-western suburb of in the Cynon Valley within the county borough of , Wales. At the 2011 census, the population of the ward was registered as 3,063.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 3,300 residents
  • Description: village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
  • Also known as: “Pen-y-waun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun and Aberdare Cemetery.

School
is a Welsh-medium secondary comprehensive school with a sixth form in the Cynon Valley in the village of Penywaun, , , to the northwest of the town of .

Cemetery
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmdare and Llwydcoed.

Village
Photo: Aberdare Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village very close to , in , Wales. The village's history is intertwined with coal-mining, and since the decline of the industry in the 1980s, it has become primarily a commuter base for the larger surrounding towns of Aberdare and and , as well as the cities of and .

Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a small village and community north of the Cwm Cynon, near the town of , , Wales, with a population of 1,302 as of 2011 census.

Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village near , situated in the Cynon Valley, , Wales. It dates from the early nineteenth century and developed as a result of the opening of the Aberdare Ironworks at in 1800.

Penywaun

Latitude
51.7308° or 51° 43′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.48463° or 3° 29′ 5″ west
Population
3,300
Elevation
604 feet (184 metres)
Open location code
9C3RPGJ8+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2194272895
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3345321
Wiki­data ID
Q7165426
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Penywaun” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Penywaun”
  • Breton: “Pen-y-waun”
  • Catalan: “Pen-y-waun”
  • Cebuano: “Pen-y-Waun”
  • Chinese: “Penywaun”
  • Cornish: “Pen-y-waun”
  • Dutch: “Penywaun”
  • French: “Penywaun”
  • Irish: “Pen-y-waun”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Penywaun”
  • Persian: “پنیوان”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Pen-y-waun”
  • Swedish: “Pen-y-Waun”
  • Welsh: “Pen-y-waun”
  • Welsh: “Penywaun”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Penywaun Primary School and Maesgwyn Special School.

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