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Caernarvonshire

Caernarfonshire
Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon
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Location of Caernarfonshire in Wales
Area
 • 1831 370,273 acres (1,498.44 km2)
 • 1911 365,986 acres (1,481.09 km2)
 • 1961 364,108 acres (1,473.49 km2)
Population
 • 1831 66,448
 • 1911 125,043
 • 1961 121,767
Density
 • 1831 0.2/acre
 • 1911 0.3/acre
 • 1961 0.3/acre
History
Chapman code CAE
Government Carnarvonshire County Council (1889 - 1926)
Caernarvonshire County Council (1926-1974)
 • HQ Caernarfon
 • Motto Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd)
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Coat of arms of Caernarvonshire County Council

Caernarfonshire (Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon), historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English, is one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales.

The county is bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, separating it from Anglesey.

The county has a largely mountainous surface. A large part of the Snowdonian Range lies in the centre and south-east of the county, including Snowdon itself, the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 m (3,560 ft). The south-west of the county is formed by the Llŷn peninsula, with Bardsey Island lying off its western end. The north of the county, between the mountains and Menai Strait, is a nearly level plain. The east of the county is part of Vale of Conwy, with the River Conwy forming much of the eastern boundary. Llandudno and Creuddyn forms a small peninsula to the north-east across the Conwy estuary.

The principal towns of the county are Bangor, Betws-y-Coed, Caernarfon, Conwy, Llandudno, Porthmadog and Pwllheli.


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