Caernarfonshire
| Caernarfonshire Sir Gaernarfon (Welsh) | |||||||
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| Historic county | |||||||
| 1536–1974 | |||||||
Flag of Caernarfonshire adopted in 2012 | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • 1831 | 370,273 acres (1,498.44 km2) | ||||||
| • 1911 | 365,986 acres (1,481.09 km2) | ||||||
| • 1961 | 364,108 acres (1,473.49 km2) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
| • 1831 | 66,448 | ||||||
| • 1911 | 125,043 | ||||||
| • 1961 | 121,767 | ||||||
| Density | |||||||
| • 1831 | 0.2/acre | ||||||
| • 1911 | 0.3/acre | ||||||
| • 1961 | 0.3/acre | ||||||
| Status | Shire county under Justiciar of North Wales (1284–1536) Non-administrative county (1536–1889) Administrative county (1889–1974) Historic county (non-administrative) | ||||||
| Chapman code | CAE | ||||||
| Government | Carnarvonshire County Council (1889–1926) Caernarvonshire County Council (1926–1974) | ||||||
| • HQ | County Hall, Caernarfon | ||||||
| • Motto | Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd) | ||||||
Coat of arms of Caernarvonshire County Council | |||||||
| History | |||||||
• First established by Statute of Rhuddlan | 1284 | ||||||
• Established | 1536 | ||||||
• Council established | 1889 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1974 | ||||||
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Caernarfonshire (/kərˈnɑːrvənʃər/; Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon, Welsh pronunciation: [ˈsir gaɨ̯rˈnarvɔn]), previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.