Dafen is a village situated east of

Llanelli ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (; or informally ') is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. ...

, Wales, part of the Llanelli Rural community. Dafen borders the villages of

Felinfoel Felinfoel (pronounced ) is a small village and electoral ward on the River Lliedi on the northern border of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, with a population of about 2,000. The Felinfoel Brewery, home of Double Dragon Ale, is the old ...

(Bryngwyn-Mawr), Bryn, Penceilogi, and Pemberton. Dafen is also an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

, electing councillors to Llanelli Rural Council and

Carmarthenshire County Council Carmarthenshire County Council ( or ''Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin'') is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The co ...

. At the 2001 census the Dafen

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had a population of 3,433, increasing to 3,597 at the 2011 Census. The village has both

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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.

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Villages in Carmarthenshire Llanelli Rural {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub