Machynlleth
Machynlleth, often described informally as Mach, is a market town, neighborhood as well as selecting ward in Powys, Wales and also within the historic limits of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It is in the Dyfi Valley at the junction of the A487 as well as 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 insurance claims to be the "old capital of Wales". However, it has never ever held any kind of official acknowledgment as a capital. It obtained city status in 2000 and also 2002, yet was unsuccessful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth held the National Eisteddfod in 1937 as well as 1981.