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Gwynedd

Gwynedd
local government area
Location of Gwynedd
Admin HQ Caernarfon
Largest city Bangor
Government
 • Type
Gwynedd arms.png

The Arms of the former Gwynedd County Council
1974–1996
http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/
 • Control TBA (council NOC)
 • MPs
 • AMs
 • MEPs
Area
 • Total 2,548 km2 (984 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 2nd
Population (2011)
 • Total 121,900
 • Rank Ranked 14th
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Density rank Ranked 20th
 • Ethnicity 99.0% White
Welsh language
 • Rank Ranked 1st
 • Any skills 76.1%
Geocode 00NC (ONS)
W06000002 (GSS)
ISO 3166 code GB-GWN

Gwynedd (/ˈɡwɪnð/; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡʊɨnɛð]) is an area in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. As a local government area, it is the second biggest in Wales in terms of geographical area and also one of the most sparsely populated. A majority of the population are Welsh-speaking. The name Gwynedd is also used for a preserved county, covering the two local government areas of Gwynedd and the Isle of Anglesey. Culturally and historically, the name can also be used for most of North Wales (for instance, the area covered by the Gwynedd Constabulary), roughly corresponding to the territory of the Kingdom of Gwynedd at its greatest extent. The current area is 2,548 square km (983.78 sq miles, slightly smaller than Luxembourg) with a population as measured in the 2011 Census of 121,874.

Gwynedd is the home of Bangor University and includes the scenic Llŷn Peninsula, and most of Snowdonia National Park.

The largest settlements are Bangor, Caernarfon, Bethesda and Ffestiniog. The largest settlement in the south is Tywyn.


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