🏴 Bala (Y Bala) is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, at the north end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). More than 78.5% of the population spoke Welsh in 2011.
Bala has a population of over 1,974 people. Bala also forms part of the wider Gwynedd District which has a population of over 121,874 people. Bala is situated near Bangor.