Bala
Bala is a market community and also neighborhood in Gwynedd, Wales. Previously a city area, Bala exists within the historic region of Merionethshire. It lies at the north end of Llyn Tegid, 17 miles (27 kilometres) north-east of Dolgellau, with a population taken in the United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974. It is bit greater than one vast street, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, essentially "Great Street"). The High Street and its shops can be fairly hectic in the summertime with lots of visitors. Bala was ranked as having the 20th highest possible percentage of Welsh language audio speakers in Wales by selecting division, in the United Kingdom Census 2011. According to the census, 78.5% of Bala's population can speak Welsh.