Bala
Bala is a market town as well as community in Gwynedd, Wales. Previously a metropolitan district, Bala exists within the historic area of Merionethshire. It exists at the north end of Llyn Tegid, 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Dolgellau, with a population absorbed the United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974. It is little greater than one wide road, this being Stryd Fawr (High Street, essentially "Great Street"). The High Street and also its stores can be fairly hectic in the summer season with numerous visitors. Bala was ranked as having the 20th highest percentage 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 speak Welsh.