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Dafen
Dafen
Suburban village
	St Michael and All Angels Church
	Dafen Location within Carmarthenshire
Community	Llanelli Rural;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANELLI
Postcode district	SA14
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Llanelli;
	List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°41′34.00″N 4°08′08.00″W / 51.6927778°N 4.1355556°W

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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]

Notes

^ 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.

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[1] Neighbourhood Statistics

[2] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.

[3] "New HQ opens for Wales Air Ambulance in Carmarthenshire". BBC News. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

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+{{Short description|Village in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}
-'''Dafen''' is a [[village]] situated east of [[Llanelli]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Wales]], part of the [[Llanelli Rural]] community. Dafen borders the villages of [[Felinfoel]], [[Llangennech]], [[Bryn, Llanelli|Bryn]] and [[Pemberton, Wales|Pemberton]].
+{{for|the electoral ward of the same name|Dafen (electoral ward)}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+{{Infobox UK place
+| type = Suburban village
+| coordinates = {{coord|51|41|34.00|N|4|08|08.00|W|display=inline, title}}
+| official_name = Dafen
+| country = Wales
+| map_type = Wales Carmarthenshire
+| unitary_wales = [[Carmarthenshire]]
+| lieutenancy_wales = [[Dyfed]]
+| community_wales = [[Llanelli Rural]]
+| post_town = LLANELLI
+| postcode_area = SA
+| postcode_district = SA14
+| static_image_name = St Michael and All Angels Church, Dafen (geograph 4080111).jpg
+| static_image_caption = St Michael and All Angels Church
+| constituency_westminster = [[Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)|Llanelli]]
+}}
+'''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, Llanelli|Bryn]], [[Penceilogi]], and [[Pemberton, Wales|Pemberton]].
-At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] the Dafen [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] had a population of 3,433.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_2001 Neighbourhood Statistics]</ref> The village has both [[residential]] and [[Industry|industrial]] areas, and Llanelli's [[Carmarthenshire NHS Trust|Prince Philip Hospital]] is located here.
+Dafen is also an [[electoral ward]], electing councillors to [[Llanelli Rural Council]] and [[Carmarthenshire County Council]]. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] the Dafen [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] had a population of 3,433,<ref>[[United Kingdom Census 2001|Neighbourhood Statistics]]</ref> increasing to 3,597 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/dafen-w05000470#sthash.Z2Nch0nz.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011 |accessdate=14 April 2015}}</ref>
-{{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub}}
-{{coord|51|41|34.00|N|4|08|08.00|W|display=title}}
+The village has both [[residential]] and industrial areas, and Llanelli's [[Carmarthenshire NHS Trust|Prince Philip Hospital]] is located here.
+[[Wales Air Ambulance]] is based at Dafen in a purpose-built headquarters completed in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|date=14 June 2016|title=New HQ opens for Wales Air Ambulance in Carmarthenshire|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-36531371|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref>
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 {{reflist}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Carmarthenshire]]
-[[Category:Llanelli]]
+[[Category:Llanelli Rural]]
+{{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub}}