Pwllheli

Pwllheli
A view of Pwllheli and its Marina from Pen-y-Garn
Pwllheli Location within Gwynedd
Population	3,947 (2021)
OS grid reference	SH374350
Community	Pwllheli
Principal area	Gwynedd
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PWLLHELI
Postcode district	LL53
Dialling code	01758
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°53′13″N 4°25′05″W / 52.887°N 4.418°W / 52.887; -4.418

Pwllheli (Welsh: [pʊɬˈhɛli] ; listen^ⓘ) is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Llŷn), north-west Wales. It lies in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, the population declining slightly to 3,947 in 2021.^{[1][2][better source needed]} of whom a large proportion, 81%, were Welsh speaking.^[3] Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of the Welsh poet Sir Albert Evans-Jones (bardic name Cynan).

Pwllheli has a range of shops and other services. As a local railhead with a market every Wednesday, the town is a gathering point for the population of the whole peninsula.