Bala
Bala is a market community as well as community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly a metropolitan area, Bala exists within the historic area 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 United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974. It is little greater than one wide road, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, literally "Great Street"). The High Street as well as its shops can be rather active in the summertime with several travelers. Bala was placed as having the 20th highest possible percentage of Welsh language audio speakers in Wales by selecting division, in the UK Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can talk Welsh.