What is Porthmadog?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Porthmadog | population = 4,185 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |region= Dwyfor Meirionnydd |constituency_westminster= [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]] |post_town= PORTHMADOG |postcode_district = LL49 |postcode_area= LL |dial_code= 01766 |os_grid_reference= SH565385 |london_distance= |static_image= Porthmadoc_Harbour_and_FFestiniog.jpg |static_image_caption= Porthmadog Harbour }} '''Porthmadog''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɔr|θ|ˈ|m|æ|d|ɒ|ɡ}}; {{IPA-cy|pɔrθˈmadoɡ}}) is a coastal [[town]] and [[community]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]]. The 2011 census revealed that the town has a [[population]] of 4,185. Until [[1974]], it was also known by its [[Anglicisation|anglicised]] name of '''Portmadoc''' and was known locally as '''Port'''. The town came into existence after William Madocks built a sea wall, the ''Cob'', between [[1808]] and [[1811]]. {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Gwynedd]]