Most north-easterly mainland county in
Wales,
UK.
Adjacent counties are: to the south
Merionethshire, east
Denbighshire and across the
Menai Strait,
Anglesey.
Principal towns include: the Royal county town of Caernarfon, the University and Cathedral city of Bangor, Betws-y-Coed and the seaside resorts of Pwllheli, Criccieth, Porthmadog and Llandudno.