Pwllgwaun (or Pwll-Gwaun) is a village and small suburb of Pontypridd within the 'Rhondda' electoral ward, bordered by Hopkinstown and Graigwen hill to the north and east, the hillsides of Maesycoed above, and is located along the banks of the river River Rhondda.

[1] The legacy of its working were a lot of subsidence in the area and as a result many homes were affected.

The entrance to the old pit can still be seen behind the home stand at Sardis Road rugby football ground, and is also commemorated by a nearby coal dram.

[2] The main place of worship in the area is the prominent Bethany Baptist Church sited along the banks of the river.

Also further south towards the town centre is Mill Street School (today Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Evan James).