Bala
Bala is a market town and area in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala exists within the historical 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 UK Census 2011 of 1,974. It is bit more than one broad street, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, essentially "Great Street"). The High Street and its stores can be quite busy in the summer season with many visitors. Bala was placed as having the 20th highest percentage 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.