| Pontardawe | |
|---|---|
 Looking north over Pontardawe | |
  Pontardawe Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
| Population | 7,938 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SN721040 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA8-SA9 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Pontardawe (Welsh pronunciation: [pɔntarˈdawɛ] ) is a town and a community in the lower Swansea Valley (Welsh: Cwmtawe). it had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish,[1] and forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot.
On the opposite bank of the River Tawe is the village of Alltwen, part of the community of Cilybebyll, and is administered separately from Pontardawe. The town is at the crossroads of the A474 road and the A4067 road.
Pontardawe came into existence as a small settlement on the north-western bank of the RiverTawe, where the drovers' road from Neath and Llandeilo crossed the river to go up the valley to Brecon. The National Cycle Route 43 from Swansea to Builth Wells passes through the town and the recreation ground.
- ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2014.