Machynlleth
Machynlleth, occasionally referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market community, area as well as electoral ward in Powys, Wales as well as within the historic borders of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It is in the Dyfi Valley at the junction of the A487 and also 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 also therefore claims to be the "old capital of Wales". However, it has never ever held any kind of official acknowledgment as a capital. It applied for city status in 2000 and 2002, however was unsuccessful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1937 as well as 1981.