Dolbenmaen is a village and community

Community (Wales)

A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....

 in the Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 county of Gwynedd

Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...

, located in Eifionydd

Eifionydd

Eifionydd is an area in north-west Wales covering the south-eastern part of the Llŷn Peninsula from Porthmadog to just east of Pwllheli. The Afon Erch forms its western border. It now lies in Gwynedd....

, of which it was the administrative centre until 1239. The community includes the villages of Bryncir, Cenin, Garndolbenmaen

Garndolbenmaen

Garndolbenmaen, known colloquially as Garn, is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen and Bryncir...

, Golan, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Penmorfa and Pentrefelin, and has a population of 1,300. The summit of Moel Hebog

Moel Hebog

Moel Hebog is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which dominates the view west from the village of Beddgelert...

 is shared between Beddgelert

Beddgelert

Beddgelert, or in older English spelling often Bedgellert, is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. It is reputed to be named after the legendary hound Gelert. Population 617.- History:...

and Dolbenmaen.