Bala

Summary

Bala is a town^[1]. Bala ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bala is located in Gwynedd^[3].
• Bala is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Bala's image is recorded as Y Bala, Gwynedd - awyrlun (aerial view) Mehefin (June) 2023 01.jpg^[5].
• Bala's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Bala's instance of is recorded as community^[7].
• Bala's shares border with is recorded as Llanuwchllyn^[8].
• Bala's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147036029^[9].
• Bala's locator map image is recorded as Wales Gwynedd Community Bala map.svg^[10].
• Bala's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr98030975^[11].
• Bala's IdRef ID is recorded as 171852893^[12].
• Bala's postal code is recorded as LL23^[13].
• Bala's Commons category is recorded as Bala, Gwynedd^[14].
• Bala's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11264005^[15].
• Bala's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9309 (cym)-Jason.nlw-Y Bala.wav^[16].
• Bala's local dialing code is recorded as 01678^[17].
• Bala's OS grid reference is recorded as SH925359^[18].
• Bala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.911, 'lon': -3.596}^[19].
• Bala's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jhdg^[20].
• Bala's GSS code is recorded as W04000045^[21].
• Bala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bala, Gwynedd^[22].
• Bala's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as c91b2520-582e-4062-9906-0e551eb7793d^[23].
• Bala's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Wales/Gwynedd/Bala/^[24].
• Bala's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1999'}^[25].
• Bala's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1974'}^[26].
• Bala's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1993'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Bala is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Bala is located in Gwynedd^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bala's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+241.94'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1999'}^[25], {'amount': '+1974'}^[26], {'amount': '+1993'}^[27], and {'amount': '+1980'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and community^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bala include Bala^[30], a compact rural community^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1868^[33].

Why It Matters

Bala ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2] Bala has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Bala is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Bala include Bala^[30], a compact rural community^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1868^[33].