What is Pwllheli?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Pwllheli | population = 4,076 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |region= Gwynedd |constituency_westminster= [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]] |post_town= PWLLHELI |postcode_district = LL53 |postcode_area= LL |dial_code= 01758 |os_grid_reference= SH374350 |london_distance= |static_image= Cei'r Gogledd - North Quay Pwllheli - geograph.org.uk - 355491.jpg |static_image_caption= North Quay }} '''Pwllheli''' is a [[seaside resort]] and community in the county of [[Gwynedd]] in [[Wales]]. It is also the main [[market town]] of the [[Llŷn Peninsula]]. In 2011, the community had a population of 4,076 people, of which 81%, are speakers of the [[Welsh language]]. The town's name means ''salt water basin''. The political party [[Plaid Cymru]] (The Party of Wales) was founded in Pwllheli. The town is the northern terminus of the [[Cambrian Coast Line]] railway line from [[Shrewsbury]]. == Notable people == * [[Owain Owain]] (1929-1993) novelist and poet ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Pwllhelistn.jpg|[[Pwllheli railway station]] File:Pwllheli'n dathlu ei Chymreictod - Pwllheli celebrates its Welshness - geograph.org.uk - 498624.jpg|Welsh flags in Pwllheli File:Pwllheli_from_Pen_Y_Garn.jpg|Pwllheli Marina viewed from Pen-y-Garn </gallery> {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Gwynedd]]