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thumb|240px|Swansea Canal Aqueduct at Ystalyfera Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom speak Welsh.

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Place details

Locality
Ystalyfera
Region
Cymru / Wales
Country
United Kingdom
Population
10,218
Timezone
Europe/London

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

UK place.country
Wales
UK place.static_image_name
Y Farteg (geograph 4298654).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Ystalyfera from Varteg Hill
UK place.official_name
Ystalyfera
UK place.population
3,019
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census)
UK place.unitary_wales
Neath Port Talbot
UK place.lieutenancy_wales
West Glamorgan
UK place.constituency_westminster
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe,
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
Neath
UK place.post_town
SWANSEA
UK place.postcode_district
SA9
UK place.postcode_area
SA
UK place.dial_code
01639
UK place.os_grid_reference
SN767089
UK place.councillor1
Alun Llewelyn
UK place.party1
Plaid Cymru
UK place.module
240pxMap of the community

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ystalyfera
Population
4499
Area
977.23
Image
Y Farteg (geograph 4298654).jpg
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OS grid reference
SN767089
Commons category
Ystalyfera
P12749
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7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Gurnos Chapel
  • Present
  • Population breakdown{{cn|date=February 2023}}
  • Government and politics
  • References
  • External links

thumb|240px|Swansea Canal Aqueduct at Ystalyfera Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom speak Welsh.

National Cycle Route 43 passes through the village.

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