Bala
Bala is a market town and also area in Gwynedd, Wales. Previously an urban district, Bala lies within the historical region of Merionethshire. It exists at the north end of Llyn Tegid, 17 miles (27 kilometres) north-east of Dolgellau, with a population absorbed the United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974. It is little bit more than one broad road, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, literally "Great Street"). The High Street as well as its shops can be quite hectic in the summer season with lots of tourists. Bala was ranked as having the 20th highest portion of Welsh language speakers in Wales by electoral department, in the UK Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can speak Welsh.