Bala, Gwynedd

Bala
Bala High Street
Bala is located in Gwynedd
Bala
Bala
Location within Gwynedd
Population1,999 (2021)
OS grid referenceSH925359
• Cardiff142.3 miles
• London207 miles
Community
  • Bala
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALA
Postcode districtLL23
Dialling code01678
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°54′40″N 3°35′46″W / 52.911°N 3.596°W / 52.911; -3.596

Bala (Welsh: Y Bala) is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, at the north end of Bala Lake (Welsh: Llyn Tegid). According to the 2021 census, Bala had a population of 1,999[1] and 72.5 per cent of the population could speak Welsh.[2]

  1. ^ "Bala (Community, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Welsh Language Percentage of people aged three years or older able to speak Welsh by LSOA 2021". Welsh Government DataMapWales. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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