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Portmadoc

Porthmadog
Porthmadog - Harbour.JPG
Porthmadog Harbour was developed to export slate
Porthmadog is located in Gwynedd
Porthmadog
Porthmadog
Porthmadog shown within Gwynedd
Population 4,185 (2011)
OS grid reference SH565385
Community
  • Porthmadog
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PORTHMADOG
Postcode district LL49
Dialling code 01766
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly
List of places
UK
Wales
GwyneddCoordinates: 52°55′37″N 4°07′55″W / 52.927°N 4.132°W / 52.927; -4.132

Porthmadog (/pɔːrθˈmædɒɡ/; Welsh pronunciation: [pɔrθˈmadoɡ]), known locally as "Port", and since 1974, rendered into Welsh from its former Anglicised form, Portmadoc, is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, in Wales. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies 5 miles (8 km) east of Criccieth, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dolgellau and 20 miles (32 km) south of Caernarfon. The community had a population of 4,185 (2011 census).

The town developed in the 19th century as a port exporting slate to England and around the world. Since the decline of the slate industry it has become an important shopping centre for the surrounding area and a popular tourist destination. It has easy access to the Snowdonia National Park and is the terminus of the Ffestiniog Railway. In 1987 the National Eisteddfod was held in Porthmadog.

The community includes the nearby villages of Borth-y-Gest, Morfa Bychan and Tremadog.


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