Ruabon

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Ruabon Welsh: Rhiwabon
The Vaults public house and the roundhouse, Ruabon
Ruabon Location within Wrexham
Population	4,274 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ303438
Community	Ruabon
Principal area	Wrexham
Preserved county	Clwyd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WREXHAM
Postcode district	LL14
Dialling code	01978
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Clwyd South
List of places UK Wales Wrexham 52°59′10″N 3°02′20″W / 52.986°N 3.039°W / 52.986; -3.039 Map of the community

Ruabon (Welsh: Rhiwabon; pronounced [r̥ɪʊˈɑːbɔn]) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church name, of earlier, Celtic origin. An older English spelling, Rhuabon, can sometimes be seen.

In 2001, more than 80% of the population of 2,400 were born in Wales, with 13.6% having some ability in Welsh.^[2]