Pencader is a small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, in the community of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth. It is located around 3 miles south-east of Llandysul and 6.5 miles south-west of Llanybydder, in the valley of the Gwen brook, shortly before the confluence with the River Talog, to form the River Tyweli. It is a village of little more than 500 houses, two shops, two pubs and an Anglican church.