Burry Port is a village on the outskirts of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary (Moryd Llwchwr). The community's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census and 4,240 in 2012. The town is residence to a harbour and also is where Amelia Earhart landed as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows dune as well as wetland system, residence to a nation park and also the Cefn Sidan sands, exist close by. The community additionally has a proud music heritage and also is likewise house to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir as well as Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, but remains in truth still encompassed by Llanelli Town. It sits at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking south towards the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow and also marshland which traditionally inhabited lots of square miles of land, a lot of which has actually later on been recovered. To the north of the community is capital Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Further north exist the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for around twelve miles (19 km). The land around the valley itself contains big amounts of coal as well as limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr moves the length of the valley and also joins its sister river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before moving into Carmarthen Bay.