Rhayader is a market town, area and selecting ward in Radnorshire, Powys, central Wales. The town is just one of the primary centres of population in the historic region of Radnorshire as well as has a population of 2,088. 55% of the neighborhood have some form of Welsh identity according to the 2011 census. It is the very first town on the banks of the River Wye, 20 miles (32 km) from its resource on the Plynlimon range of the Cambrian Mountains. It is situated roughly midway in between North and also south Wales on the A470, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 - two of Wales' essential trunk roads.Rhayader and its surrounding districts are supported by advancement organisation Rhayader 2000 Ltd, established in 1996 to revitalize Rhayader's economic situation. Rhayader 2000 Ltd is a voluntary market organisation representing a cross section of the regional area. It develops links with Powys County Council, Rhayader Town Council, local companies and also charitable as well as voluntary organisations.