Editing Rhayader (section)

{{short description|Town in Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{infobox UK place
| country                     = Wales
| welsh_name                  = Rhaeadr Gwy
| official_name               = Rhayader
| area_total_km2              = 137.31
| coordinates                 = {{coord|52.301|-3.511|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name           = Rhayader centre.jpg
| unitary_wales               = [[Powys]]
| lieutenancy_wales           = Powys
| constituency_westminster    = [[Brecon & Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon & Radnorshire]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd constituency)|Brecon and Radnorshire]]
| post_town                   = RHAYADER
| postcode_district           = LD6
| postcode_area               = LD
| dial_code                   = 01597
| os_grid_reference           = SN975685
| population                  = 2,088
| population_ref              = 
| module=  {{Collapsible list
| framestyle=border:none;text-align:center; padding:0; |title=Community map
|1=[[File:Wales Powys Community Rhayader map.svg|240px]]<br />Map of the community
}}
}}

'''Rhayader''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|eɪ|.|ə|d|ər}}; {{langx|cy|Rhaeadr Gwy}}; {{IPA|cy|ˈr̥əɪadar ˈɡʊi̯|pron}}) is a [[market town]] and [[community (Wales)|community]] in [[Powys]], Wales, within the [[Historic counties of Wales|historic county]] of [[Radnorshire]]. The town is {{convert|20|mi}} from the source of the [[River Wye]] on [[Plynlimon]], the highest point of the [[Cambrian Mountains]], and is located at the junction of the [[A470 road]] and the [[A44 road]] {{convert|13|mi}} north of [[Builth Wells]] and {{convert|30|mi}} east of [[Aberystwyth]].

The population was 2,088, with 55% of the community having some form of Welsh identity, according to the 2011 census.<ref>[http://www.powys-i.org.uk/documents/en/powys_i_stats/Census%202011/Key%20Statistics/Community%20Councils/KS_CCRAD25.pdf Powys County Council : Census 2011 : Rhayader Community] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref><ref name="rhayader">{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11127899&c=rhayader&d=16&e=62&g=6491226&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463431705212&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2529|publisher=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=rhayader identity|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> The community is the largest in Wales by area, with {{cvt|137.31|sqkm}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000341|title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref> It includes the [[Elan Valley]].<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=W04000341|title=Rhayader Parish|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>

Rhayader holds the record for the [[United Kingdom weather records|lowest-ever temperature recorded in Wales]], -23.3&nbsp;°C on 21 January 1940.

Jasper Fforde’s novels “Red Side Story” and “Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron” are located in a dystopian version of Rhayader called East Carmine.