Ammanford

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Ammanford Welsh: Rhydaman
Ammanford Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	5,411 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SN625125
Community	Ammanford
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AMMANFORD
Postcode district	SA18
Dialling code	01269
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Caerfyrddin
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Website	ammanfordtc.co.uk
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°48′00″N 3°59′35″W / 51.800°N 3.993°W / 51.800; -3.993

Ammanford (Welsh: Rhydaman ^ⓘ) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a population of 5,411 at the 2011 census.^[1] It is a former coal mining town. The built-up area had a population of 7,945^[2] with the wider urban area even bigger.

According to the 2001 census, 75.88% of the population were competent in the Welsh language, compared to roughly 61% in Carmarthenshire as a whole and 21.8% in Wales as a whole.^{[citation needed]}

Ammanford is served by the A483 and A474 roads. Ammanford railway station is a stop on the Heart of Wales Line, with trains to Llanelli and Swansea to the south and Shrewsbury to the north.

Ammanford is twinned with Breuillet, Essonne.