Bala
Bala is a market town as well as area in Gwynedd, Wales. Previously an urban area, Bala exists within the historic county of Merionethshire. It lies at the north end of Llyn Tegid, 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Dolgellau, with a population taken in the UK Census 2011 of 1,974. It is little greater than one broad road, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, essentially "Great Street"). The High Street as well as its shops can be quite hectic in the summer months with numerous vacationers. Bala was placed as having the 20th greatest portion of Welsh language speakers in Wales by electoral division, in the UK Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can talk Welsh.