Bala
Bala is a market town as well as community in Gwynedd, Wales. Previously an urban area, Bala lies within the historical region of Merionethshire. It lies at the north end of Llyn Tegid, 17 miles (27 kilometres) north-east of Dolgellau, with a population taken in the United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974. It is little bit more than one vast road, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, essentially "Great Street"). The High Street and also its shops can be rather hectic in the summer months with many vacationers. Bala was ranked as having the 20th greatest percentage of Welsh language audio speakers in Wales by electoral division, in the United Kingdom Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can speak Welsh.