Porthmadog

Porthmadog
Porthmadog Harbour was developed to export slate
Porthmadog Location within Gwynedd
Area	16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi)
Population	4,185 (2011)
• Density	259/km2 (670/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SH565385
Community	Porthmadog
Principal area	Gwynedd
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PORTHMADOG
Postcode district	LL49
Dialling code	01766
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°55′37″N 4°07′55″W / 52.927°N 4.132°W / 52.927; -4.132

Porthmadog (Welsh: [pɔrθˈmadɔɡ] ^ⓘ), originally Portmadoc until 1974 and locally as "Port",^[1] is a coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It lies 5 miles (8 km) east of Criccieth, 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dolgellau and 20 miles (32 km) south of Caernarfon. The community population of 4,185 in the 2011 census was put at 4,134 in 2019.^[2] It grew in the 19th century as a port for local slate, but as the trade declined, it continued as a shopping and tourism centre, being close to Snowdonia National Park and the Ffestiniog Railway.^[3] The 1987 National Eisteddfod was held there.^[4] It includes nearby Borth-y-Gest, Morfa Bychan and Tremadog.^[5]