| Dafen | |
|---|---|
| Suburban village | |
.jpg) St Michael and All Angels Church | |
  Dafen Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Dafen is a village situated east of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, part of the Llanelli Rural community. Dafen borders the villages of Felinfoel (Bryngwyn-Mawr), Bryn, Penceilogi, and Pemberton.
Dafen is also an electoral ward, electing councillors to Llanelli Rural Council and Carmarthenshire County Council. At the 2001 census the Dafen ward had a population of 3,433,[1] increasing to 3,597 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The village has both residential and industrial areas, and Llanelli's Prince Philip Hospital is located here.
Wales Air Ambulance is based at Dafen in a purpose-built headquarters completed in 2016.[3]
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "New HQ opens for Wales Air Ambulance in Carmarthenshire". BBC News. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.