Bala

Summary

Bala is a town^[1]. Bala ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (740 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bala is located in Gwynedd^[3].
• Bala is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Bala's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Bala's instance of is recorded as community^[6].
• Bala's shares border with is recorded as Llanuwchllyn^[7].
• Bala's postal code is recorded as LL23^[8].
• Bala's Commons category is recorded as Bala, Gwynedd^[9].
• Bala's local dialing code is recorded as 01678^[10].
• Bala's OS grid reference is recorded as SH925359^[11].
• Bala's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.911, 'longitude': -3.596}^[12].
• Bala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bala, Gwynedd^[13].
• Bala has a population of {'amount': '+1999'}^[14].
• Bala has a population of {'amount': '+1974'}^[15].
• Bala has a population of {'amount': '+1993'}^[16].
• Bala has a population of {'amount': '+1980'}^[17].
• Bala's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Bala's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Bala's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia^[20].
• Bala's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Bala's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Bala's official name is recorded as Y Bala^[23].
• Bala's official name is recorded as Y Bala^[24].
• Bala's native label is recorded as Y Bala^[25].
• Bala covers an area of {'amount': '+241.94'}^[26].
• Bala's located in protected area is recorded as Eryri National Park^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Bala covers an area of {'amount': '+241.94'}^[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1999'}^[14], {'amount': '+1974'}^[15], {'amount': '+1993'}^[16], and {'amount': '+1980'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and community^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bala include Bala^[28], a compact rural community^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1868^[31].

Why It Matters

Bala ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (740 views/month).^[2] Bala has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Bala is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Bala include Bala^[28], a compact rural community^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1868^[31].