Editing Colwyn Bay (section)

{{Short description|Town in Conwy County Borough, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                     = Wales
| welsh_name                  = Bae Colwyn
| label_position              = bottom
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Clwyd West (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd West]]
| population_ref              = 10,576 (Community, 2021)<ref name=community>{{cite web |title=Colwyn Bay |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/wales/admin/conwy/W04001045__colwyn_bay/ |website=City Population |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref><br>{{nowrap|29,275 (Built up area, 2021)<ref name=ons>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Census 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref>}}
| coordinates                 = {{coord|53.29|-3.70|display=inline,title}}
| official_name               = Colwyn Bay
| community_wales             = Colwyn Bay
| unitary_wales               = [[Conwy County Borough|Conwy]]
| lieutenancy_wales           = [[Clwyd]]
| constituency_westminster    = [[Clwyd North (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd North]]
| post_town                   = COLWYN BAY
| postcode_district           = LL28, LL29
| postcode_area               = LL
| dial_code                   = 01492
| os_grid_reference           = SH865785
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| image1 = Colwyn_Bay_panorama.jpg
| image2 = Station Road in Colwyn Bay - geograph.org.uk - 2090426.jpg
| image3 = Penrhyn Road - geograph.org.uk - 51673.jpg
| footer = From the top, View over Colwyn Bay, Station Road, Penrhyn Road}}
| static_image_caption        = 
| module= [[File:Wales Conwy Community Colwyn Bay map.svg|240px]]<br />Map of the community
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'''Colwyn Bay''' ({{langx|cy|Bae Colwyn}}) is a [[town]], [[Community (Wales)|community]] and [[seaside resort]] in [[Conwy County Borough]] on the north coast of [[Wales]] overlooking the [[Irish Sea]]. It lies within the [[historic counties of Wales|historic county boundaries]] of [[Denbighshire (historic)|Denbighshire]]. At the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], the community had a population of 10,576, and the built up area had a population of 29,275. According to the tourist board, it is renowned for its [https://www.visitconwy.org.uk/things-to-do/beaches 3 mile long sandy beach] which has been enhanced with millions of tonnes of sand, so therefore 'man-made' and its permanently available irrespective of the tides.<ref>https://www.gonorthwales.co.uk/things-to-do/colwyn-bay-beach-p377001#:~:text=About,of%20parking%20on%20the%20promenade.</ref>