Theme Week Wales – Bangor

4 June 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

The junction of Farrar Road and the High Street © geograph.org.uk - Eric Jones/cc-by-sa-2.0

The junction of Farrar Road and the High Street © geograph.org.uk – Eric Jones/cc-by-sa-2.0

Bangor is a city in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. It is one of only six places classed as a city in Wales, although it is only the 36th largest urban area by population. According to the 2001 census, 46.6% of the non-student resident population speak Welsh, which is low for Gwynedd but despite this, the language keeps a high profile in town.   read more…

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