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North Wales (known in some archaic texts as '''Northgalis''') is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales , bordered to the south by Mid Wales . It comprises the Island of Anglesey , the Lleyn Peninsula and the Snowdonia Mountain Range , together with the catchments of the River s 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 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. The average income per capita of the local population is the lowest in the United Kingdom and much of the region has EU Objective 1 status {Link without Title} . The majority of the settlements in North Wales are along the coast, including some popular resorts, such as , Caernarfon , Beaumaris , Conwy ). North Wales has a somewhat separate identity to the rest of Wales. Its dialect of the Welsh Language differs to that of South Wales in some ways; for example ''llefrith'' is used in some areas instead of ''llaeth'' for "milk". 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"). For many purposes Wales can be divided into only three regions, North Wales, South Wales and West Wales . In this scenario the boundary between North Wales and West Wales is marked by the Cerdigion Powys Border. Powys itself is divided with the Traditional County of Brecknockshire being included in South Wales with Montgomeryshire included in North Wales. North Wales was a European Parliament constituency until 1999, and is now an Electoral Region for the National Assembly For Wales . EXTERNAL LINKS
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