Bala
Bala is a market town as well as area in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly a metropolitan district, Bala lies within the historical county of Merionethshire. It lies at the north end of Llyn Tegid, 17 miles (27 kilometres) north-east of Dolgellau, with a population absorbed the United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974. It is bit greater than one large road, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, essentially "Great Street"). The High Street and its shops can be quite active in the summer season with numerous tourists. Bala was rated as having the 20th highest possible portion of Welsh language audio speakers in Wales by selecting department, in the United Kingdom Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can speak Welsh.