Machynlleth, occasionally referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market community, neighborhood as well as selecting ward in Powys, Wales and also within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It is in the Dyfi Valley at the junction of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,147, rising to 2,235 in 2011. Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndwr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and because of this insurance claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has actually never ever held any kind of official acknowledgment as a capital. It got city condition in 2000 as well as 2002, however was unsuccessful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth organized the National Eisteddfod in 1937 as well as 1981.