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Ammanford
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Location within Carmarthenshire | |
Population | 5,411 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SN625125 |
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Preserved county | |
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 | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Website | ammanfordtc.co.uk |
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.
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