Machynlleth
Machynlleth, sometimes described informally as Mach, is a market town, community as well as electoral ward in Powys, Wales and also within the historical boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It remains in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and also 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 as such cases to be the "old capital of Wales". Nevertheless, it has never ever held any type of official acknowledgment as a capital. It made an application for city status in 2000 as well as 2002, however was not successful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and also 1981.