What is Bangor, Gwynedd?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Bangor | population = 16,358 | population_ref = (2011) | population_demonym = Bangorian |unitary_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |region= Gwynedd |constituency_westminster= [[Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Arfon]] |post_town= BANGOR |postcode_district = LL57 |postcode_area= LL |dial_code= 01248 |os_grid_reference= SH580722 | map_alt = Map of Gwynedd, with a red dot showing the location of Bangor | coordinates = {{coord|53.227|-4.13|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right |london_distance=258 miles (415 km) |cardiff_distance= 184 miles (296 km) |static_image= File:Bangor from Bangor-mountain.jpg |static_image_caption= Bangor viewed from [[Bangor Mountain]] }} '''Bangor''' is a small [[City status in the United Kingdom|cathedral city]] and community in [[Gwynedd]], a county in North [[Wales]]. It is Wales' oldest city and one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s smallest cities. It is historically part of [[Caernarfonshire]]. It is a [[Bangor University|university city]]. At the 2011 census, there was 16,358 people living there. The [[Welsh language]] is spoken by 46% of people in the city. The city is located near the [[Menai Strait]], which is a [[strait]] that separates the [[Anglesey|Isle of Anglesey]] from mainland Wales. In [[World War II]], parts of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] were evacuated to Bangor during [[the Blitz]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:UCNW,_Bangor_-_geograph.org.uk_-_39527.jpg|Bangor University File:Bangor_Cathedral_from_Bangor_Mountain.jpg|Bangor Cathedral File:At_Bangor,_Wales_2019_051.jpg|Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor </gallery> {{UK-stub}} {{British Cities|nocat=yes}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Wales]] [[Category:Towns in Gwynedd]]