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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining community in Wales, in the historic region of Merionethshire, although now part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. The population of the community of Ffestiniog was 4,875 according to the 2011 demographics, consisting of the nearby town of Llan Ffestiniog, which makes it the 4th most populated area in Gwynedd, after Bangor, Caernarfon, as well as Llandeiniolen. Llan Ffestiniog’s population of 864 puts the population of Blaenau itself at around 4,000. Blaenau Ffestiniog was at one-time the 2nd largest town in North Wales, behind just Wrexham. After getting to 12,000 at the peak development of the slate sector, the population dropped with the decrease in the need for its slate. Today the town counts heavily on visitors, that come for tourist attractions that consist of the neighboring Ffestiniog Railway as well as Llechwedd Slate Caverns. As the slate market declined, the population of Blaenau Ffestiniog has also decreased, to 4,875 in 2011. At the same time the tourism sector has ended up being the community’s largest company. The revived Ffestiniog Railway and also the Llechwedd Slate Caverns are popular visitor attractions, as is the Antur Stiniog downhill hill cycling centre. Current attractions consist of the Zip World Titan zip-line site, which also now includes the Bounce Below slate mine activity centre.