Gwynedd

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Gwynedd (Welsh: [ˈɡwɨnɛð]) is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Bangor is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre is Caernarfon. The preserved county of Gwynedd, which is used for ceremonial purposes, includes the Isle of Anglesey. Gwynedd is the second largest county in Wales but sparsely populated, with an area of 979 square miles (2,540 km2) and an estimated population of 120,295 in 2025. Bangor and Caernarfon are both in the north of the county, on the Menai Strait. The county's south-west coast is part of Cardigan Bay, and the towns of Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Barmouth, and Tywyn lie on it. Inland towns include Bethesda in the north, Blaenau Ffestiniog in the centre, and Bala in the east. Gwynedd is a heartland of the Welsh language; at the 2021 census, 64.4 per cent...

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