Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor
Bangor viewed from Bangor Mountain
Bangor
Location within Gwynedd
Population16,358 (2011)
DemonymBangorian
OS grid reference[SH580722 SH580722]
• Cardiff184 miles (296 km)
• London258 miles (415 km)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBANGOR
Postcode districtLL57
Dialling code01248
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament

Bangor is a small 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 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 Isle of Anglesey from mainland Wales.

In World War II, parts of the BBC were evacuated to Bangor during the Blitz.