Aberdare

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Aberdare

Total population

29,748

Coordinates51.71°, -3.45°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Aberdare is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550. Aberdare is 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Merthyr Tydfil, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Cardiff and 22 miles (35 km) east-north-east of Swansea. During the 19th century it became a thriving industrial settlement, which was also notable for the vitality of its cultural life and as an important publishing centre.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

P

Peter George

British novelist

C

Clive Thomas

Welsh football referee (born 1936)

N

Noel Kinsey

Welsh footballer (1925-2017)

D

Donald Davies

British computer scientist (1924-2000)

R

Richie Burnett

British darts player

D

Dai Morris

Welsh rugby union player

H

Heather Dohollau

French poet and writer (1925–2013)

L

Laurence Eaves

Welsh physicist

Euros Bowen

Poet and clergyman (1904-1988)

G

Geraint Williams

Welsh footballer and manager

Alan Curtis

Welsh footballer (born 1954)

A

Alfred Francis

Welsh rugby league footballer

Ben Bowen Thomas

adult educator and civil servant (1899–1977)

C

Ceri Morgan

Welsh darts player (1947-2020)

D

David James

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1906-c. 1981)

David John Bowen

British boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• Treharris
  6.9 mi away · pop. 12,352
• Pontneddfechan
  7 mi away
• Porth
  7.1 mi away · pop. 14,648
• Glynneath
  7.7 mi away
• Wyndham
  8.1 mi away
• Cwmgwrach
  8.7 mi away
• Pontypridd
  8.9 mi away · pop. 30,457
• Pentreclwydau
  9.6 mi away
• Abergarwed
  11.5 mi away
• Aber
  13.3 mi away
• Pontardawe
  17.3 mi away · pop. 12,333
• Llandough
  18.4 mi away

Browse all places in Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Aberdare

[Report 1959]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1963]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1947]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1952]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1967]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1965]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1942]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1954]

Aberdare (Wales). Urban District Council

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Aberdare, sourced from Wikidata.

• 1961 Urdd National Eisteddfod

  festival

  Urdd National Eisteddfod held in Aberdare

  Jan 1, 1961

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Official Identifiers