Mawddwy

Mawddwy
Mawddwy is located in Gwynedd
Mawddwy
Mawddwy
Location within Gwynedd
Area119.8 km2 (46.3 sq mi)
Population622 
• Density5/km2 (13/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSH 8577 1473
• Cardiff88.3 mi (142.1 km)
• London172.8 mi (278.1 km)
Community
  • Mawddwy
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMachynlleth
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°43′05″N 3°41′33″W / 52.718139°N 3.692595°W / 52.718139; -3.692595

Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them able to speak Welsh.[3] It is one of the largest and most sparsely populated communities in Wales. [4]

  1. ^ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  2. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  3. ^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  4. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".