North Wales
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North Wales (Welsh: Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley (Bryniau Clwyd a Dyffryn Dyfrdwy), known for its mountains, waterfalls and trails, wholly within the region. Its population is concentrated in the north-east and northern coastal areas, with significant Welsh-speaking populations in its western and rural areas. North Wales is imprecisely defined, lacking any exact definition or administrative structure.[1][2][3][note 2][4] It is commonly defined administratively as its six most northern principal areas, but other definitions exist, with Montgomeryshire historically considered to be part of the region.
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North Wales
Gogledd Cymru North of Wales, Northern Wales, Y Gogledd | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | Wales |
Historic counties | List |
Principal areas | List
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Preserved counties | |
Localities | |
Area | |
• Land | 6,172 km2 (2,383 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2018) [note 1] | 698,400 |
• Density | 113.6/km2 (294/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | North Welsh, North Walian, "gogs" (informally) |
Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode | LL, CH, SY |
Those from North Wales are sometimes referred to as "Gogs" (from "Gogledd" – the Welsh word for "north");[5] in comparison, those from South Wales are sometimes called "Hwntws" by those from North Wales.
The region includes the localities of Wrexham, Deeside, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Flint, Bangor, Llandudno, and Holyhead. The largest localities in North Wales are the city of Wrexham and the conurbations of Deeside and Rhyl/Prestatyn, where the main retail, cultural, educational, tourism, and transport infrastructure and services of North Wales are located. Bangor and St Asaph are the region's cities, Bangor is Wales' oldest city, whereas St Asaph is one of Wales' smallest[6] and was awarded status in 2012.[7] Wrexham, the region's largest settlement, became a city in 2022.[8]