Clydach and Pontardawe

Pontardawe is a town and a community in the lower Swansea Valley. It had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, and forms part of the county borough of .
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  • Type: Town with 12,300 residents
  • Description: town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
  • Also known as: Pontardawe

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pontardawe Arts Centre and Pontardawe Library.

Theater building
is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Pontardawe, , . The building is owned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and is located in Herbert Street.

School
Formerly known as Pontardawe Technical School and Cwmtawe Comprehensive School, is a modern English-medium education comprehensive school in Pontardawe, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clydach and Alltwen.

Town
is a village and community in , , within the ward and the Llangyfelach parish. It is located 6 miles northeast of Swansea city centre. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Clydach and Pontardawe.

Village
is a village in the Swansea Valley in . forms part of the community of and is administered separately from adjoining Pontardawe on the opposite bank of the .

Village
is a village in the Swansea Valley, located outside of Pontardawe, in county borough, , in the community of .

Clydach and Pontardawe

Latitude
51.722° or 51° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.8489° or 3° 50′ 56″ west
Population
12,300
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB POA
Open location code
9C3RP5C2+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 227507986
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2640135
Wiki­data ID
Q2030641
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Clydach and Pontardawe” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Pontardawe
  • Basque: Pontardawe
  • Bengali: পন্টারডাউ
  • Breton: Pontardawe
  • Bulgarian: Понтардауе
  • Catalan: Pontardawe
  • Cebuano: Pontardawe
  • Chinese: Pontardawe
  • Chinese: 庞特道埃
  • Chinese: 龐特道埃
  • Cornish: Pontardawe
  • Czech: Pontardawe
  • Dutch: Pontardawe
  • French: Pontardawe
  • German: Pontardawe
  • Gujarati: પોન્ટારડેવ
  • Hebrew: פונטרדאו
  • Hungarian: Pontardawe
  • Irish: Pontardawe
  • Italian: Pontardawe
  • Japanese: ポンターダーウィー
  • Kannada: ಪೋಂಟಾರ್ಡವೆ
  • Korean: 폰타다웨
  • Lithuanian: Pontardavė
  • Min Nan Chinese: Pontardawe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pontardawe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Pontardawe
  • Persian: پونتارداو
  • Polish: Pontardawe
  • Portuguese: Pontardawe
  • Russian: Понтардоуи
  • Scottish Gaelic: Pontardawe
  • Slovak: Pontardawe
  • Spanish: Pontardawe
  • Swedish: Pontardawe
  • Tamil: போன்டர்டாவெ
  • Telugu: పొంట్అర్డేవ్
  • Urdu: پونتارداوی
  • Welsh: Pontardawe

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