| Pwllheli | |
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 A view of Pwllheli and its marina from Pen-y-Garn | |
  Pwllheli Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 3,947 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SH374350 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PWLLHELI |
| Postcode district | LL53 |
| Dialling code | 01758 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Pwllheli (Welsh: [pʊɬˈhɛli] ; ) is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Llŷn), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, which declined slightly to 3,947 in 2021;[1][2][better source needed] a large proportion (81%) were Welsh speaking.[3] Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of the Welsh poet Sir Albert Evans-Jones (bardic name Cynan).
Pwllheli has a range of shops and other services. As a local railhead with a market every Wednesday, the town is a gathering point for the peninsula's population.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 January 2010
- ^ "Pwllheli (Community, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Cyngor Gwynedd Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine