Bala
Bala is a market community and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly a metropolitan district, Bala exists within the historic county 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 bit more than one large street, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, actually "Great Street"). The High Street as well as its shops can be quite busy in the summertime with several vacationers. Bala was placed as having the 20th highest portion of Welsh language audio speakers in Wales by electoral department, in the UK Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can talk Welsh.