Llanwnda is a village,
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, t ...
and
electoral ward
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in
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, an ...
, Wales. The community has a population of 1,994 as taken at the
2011 Census.
It is situated about 3 miles to the south of
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor ...
, and 5 miles south-west of
Llanrug
Llanrug (or Llanfihangel-yn-y-grug) is a medium-sized village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lies about to the east of Caernarfon, south of Bangor and northwest of Llanberis. It is the largest populated village in the Arfon ...
. According to the 2011 Census, 81.6% of the population were Welsh speakers. The image on the right is of Glanrhyd, Llanwnda, not the village of Llanwnda less than a mile to the south. The community includes the slate mining villages of
Rhosgadfan and
Rhostryfan.
References
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External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanwnda and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd
Communities in Gwynedd
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