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North Wales (Welsh: Gogledd Cymru) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. It comprises the island of Anglesey, the Llyn peninsula and the Snowdonia mountain range, together with the catchments of the Rivers Conwy, Clwyd and Dee.
Traditionally, most of North Wales was covered by the kingdom of Gwynedd. The region is currently made up of the following administrative areas:
the county borough of Wrexham (Wrecsam)
the county of Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)
the county of Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)
the county borough of Conwy
the county of Gwynedd
the county of the Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Llanddwyn Island old lighthouse with Snowdonia in background.The area is mostly rural with many mountains and valleys. This, in combination with its coast (on the Irish Sea), has ensured that tourism is the principal industry. Farming, which was once the principal economic force in the area, is now much reduced in importance.
North Wales has a distinct regional identity. Its dialect of the Welsh language differs from that of other regions such as South Wales in some ways; for example llefrith is used in most of the North instead of llaeth for "milk"; a simple sentence such as go upstairs now would be Dos i fyny'r grisiau rwan in North Wales, where it would be Cer lan y stâr nawr in South Wales. Colloquially, a person from North Wales (especially one who speaks with this dialect or accent) is known as a North Walian, or a Gog (from the Welsh gogledd, meaning "north").
