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| Hirwaun | |
|---|---|
 Hirwaun War Memorial | |
  Hirwaun Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Population | 4,990 |
| OS grid reference | SN966055 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABERDARE |
| Postcode district | CF44 |
| Dialling code | 01685 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Hirwaun (/ˈhɪərwaɪn/, locally /ˈhɜːrwɪn/;[1] Welsh pronunciation: [ˈhɪrwai̯n] ) is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles (6 km) NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a population of 4,851.[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 4,990.[3] The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 November 2015.