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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historical mining community in Wales, in the historical area of Merionethshire, although now part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. The population of the neighborhood of Ffestiniog was 4,875 according to the 2011 demographics, including the nearby town of Llan Ffestiniog, that makes it the 4th most heavily populated community in Gwynedd, after Bangor, Caernarfon, and also Llandeiniolen. Llan Ffestiniog’s population of 864 places the population of Blaenau itself at around 4,000. Blaenau Ffestiniog was at one-time the 2nd largest town in North Wales, behind only Wrexham. After getting to 12,000 at the peak growth of the slate sector, the population fell with the decrease in the need for its slate. Today the community counts heavily on vacationers, who come for destinations that consist of the close-by Ffestiniog Railway and also Llechwedd Slate Caverns. As the slate industry declined, the population of Blaenau Ffestiniog has also decreased, to 4,875 in 2011. At the same time the tourist sector has actually become the community’s largest employer. The restored Ffestiniog Railway as well as the Llechwedd Slate Caverns are prominent visitor destinations, as is the Antur Stiniog downhill mountain cycling centre. Current tourist attractions consist of the Zip World Titan zip-line site, which likewise now includes the Bounce Below slate mine task centre.