Machynlleth
Machynlleth, occasionally described colloquially as Mach, is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and 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 thus insurance claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". Nonetheless, it has actually never held any type of official recognition as a capital. It obtained city condition in 2000 as well as 2002, but was not successful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth held the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and also 1981.