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Trawsfynydd
Fronwynion Street, Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd is located in Gwynedd
Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd
Location within Gwynedd
Area120.10 km2 (46.37 sq mi)
Population973 (2011)
• Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSH707356
Community
  • Trawsfynydd
Principal area
  • Gwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Postcode districtLL41
Dialling code01766
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°54′07″N 3°55′23″W / 52.902°N 3.923°W / 52.902; -3.923

Trawsfynydd (Welsh pronunciation: [trausˈvənɨ̞ð]; Welsh for "across [the] mountain") is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km (6 miles) south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It also neighbours the towns of Porthmadog and Bala.

The total community area is 12,010 hectares (46.4 square miles) with a population of only 973.[1] The area is sparsely populated with each hectare (acre) inhabited by an average 0.07 (0.03) persons. The village is typical of many Welsh villages.[clarification needed] The community includes the sub-regions of Bronaber, Cwm Prysor and Abergeirw, in addition to the village itself.

  1. ^ "Trawsfynydd Parish", Office for National Statistics

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