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* The city of [[Bilbao]] itself, comprising a single [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] but containing eight [[Bilbao#Districts|districts]]; earlier part of the [[Uribe]] region ([[merindad]]) |
* The city of [[Bilbao]] itself, comprising a single [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] but containing eight [[Bilbao#Districts|districts]]; earlier part of the [[Uribe]] region ([[merindad]]) |
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*''[[Left Bank (Biscay)|The left bank]]'': Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes [[Barakaldo]], [[Sestao]], [[Portugalete]] and [[ |
*''[[Left Bank (Biscay)|The left bank]]'': Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes [[Barakaldo]], [[Sestao]], [[Portugalete]] and [[Santurtzi]]; earlier part of a larger merindad of [[Enkarterri]], other than Barakaldo which was part of Uribe |
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*''[[Right Bank (Biscay)|The right bank]]'': A mainly residential area, including [[Erandio]], [[Leioa]], and the more affluent [[Getxo]]; earlier part of Uribe |
*''[[Right Bank (Biscay)|The right bank]]'': A mainly residential area, including [[Erandio]], [[Leioa]], and the more affluent [[Getxo]]; earlier part of Uribe |
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*''The [[mining]] zone'' west of the left bank, where the main [[iron ore]] resources were located: [[Muskiz]], [[Gallarta]], [[Ortuella]]; earlier part of Enkarterri |
*''The [[mining]] zone'' west of the left bank, where the main [[iron ore]] resources were located: [[Muskiz]], [[Gallarta]], [[Ortuella]]; earlier part of Enkarterri |
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*''[[ |
*''[[Txoriherri]]'', wide expansion zone north of Bilbao / east of the right bank, where the [[Bilbao Airport|international airport]] and the [[University of the Basque Country]] are located; earlier part of Uribe |
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*''[[Hego Uribe]]'', south-east of Bilbao including [[Basauri]], [[Galdakao]] and [[Arrigorriaga]]; earlier part of Uribe |
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*''[[Uribe-Kosta]]'': the coastal area north of Getxo is being integrated into the metropolitan area in the recent years, with the development of low density residential areas connected by the metro; earlier part of Uribe, most of the municipalities in this zone belong to the [[Mungialdea]] comarca |
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== Municipalities == |
== Municipalities == |
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[[File:Leioa Sarriena Santurtzi.jpg|thumb|Sheep, field and farmhouse in Leioa, and buildings of Santurtzi on the background.]] |
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Greater Bilbao is divided into 25 [[municipality|municipalities]], being [[Bilbao]] the capital city. The 25 municipalities, among with some others, make the [[Bilbao metropolitan area|Metropolitan Area of Bilbao]]. |
Greater Bilbao is divided into 25 [[municipality|municipalities]], being [[Bilbao]] the capital city. The 25 municipalities, among with some others, make the [[Bilbao metropolitan area|Metropolitan Area of Bilbao]]. |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Alonsotegi]] |
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|[[File:Escudo de Arrigorriaga.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Arrigorriaga]] |
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|[[File:Escudo de Barakaldo.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Barakaldo]] |
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|[[File:Escudo de Zierbena.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Zierbena]] |
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|[[File:Escudo de Etxebarri.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Etxebarri]] |
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|[[File:Escudo de Galdakao.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Galdakao]] |
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|align="right" |29,288 |
|align="right" |29,288 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Getxo.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Getxo]] |
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|align="right" |78,276 |
|align="right" |78,276 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Larrabetzu.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Larrabetzu]] |
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|align="right" |2,029 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Leioa.svg|20px]] |
|[[File:Escudo de Leioa.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Leioa]] |
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|align="right" |31,495 |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Laudio]] |
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|[[File:Escudo de Loiu.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Loiu]] |
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|align="right" |2,416 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Muskiz.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Muskiz]] |
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|align="right" |7,567 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Portugalete.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[Portugalete]] '''( |
|align="left"|[[Portugalete]] '''(Portugaldeta)''' |
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|align="right" |45,826 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Santurtzi.svg|20px]] |
|[[File:Escudo de Santurtzi.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Santurtzi]] |
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|align="right" |45,795 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Sestao.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[Sestao]] '''( |
|align="left"|[[Sestao]] '''(Ziztao)''' |
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|align="right" |27,445 |
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|[[File:Escudo de Sondika.svg|20px]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Sondika]] |
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|align="left"|[[ |
|align="left"|[[Zaratamo]] |
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Revision as of 21:17, 22 November 2022
Greater Bilbao
Bilboaldea | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Biscay |
Capital | Bilbao |
Area | |
• Total | 361.3 km2 (139.5 sq mi) |
Greater Bilbao (Basque: Bilboaldea, Spanish: Gran Bilbao) is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated one. The capital city of Greater Bilbao is Bilbao.
Greater Bilbao is made by the municipalities situated along the Estuary of Bilbao which themselves form a conurbation, which metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in Spain.
Geography
Greater Bilbao, or Bilboaldea, is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay, limiting with the comarcas of Enkarterri in the west, Mungialdea and Busturialdea in the east, Durangaldea in the southeast and Arratia-Nerbioi in the south. The Bay of Biscay limits at north.
Divisions
Greater Bilbao can be divided into six subcomarcas or subregions:
- The city of Bilbao itself, comprising a single municipality but containing eight districts; earlier part of the Uribe region (merindad)
- The left bank: Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes Barakaldo, Sestao, Portugalete and Santurtzi; earlier part of a larger merindad of Enkarterri, other than Barakaldo which was part of Uribe
- The right bank: A mainly residential area, including Erandio, Leioa, and the more affluent Getxo; earlier part of Uribe
- The mining zone west of the left bank, where the main iron ore resources were located: Muskiz, Gallarta, Ortuella; earlier part of Enkarterri
- Txoriherri, wide expansion zone north of Bilbao / east of the right bank, where the international airport and the University of the Basque Country are located; earlier part of Uribe
- Hego Uribe, south-east of Bilbao including Basauri, Galdakao and Arrigorriaga; earlier part of Uribe
- Uribe-Kosta: the coastal area north of Getxo is being integrated into the metropolitan area in the recent years, with the development of low density residential areas connected by the metro; earlier part of Uribe, most of the municipalities in this zone belong to the Mungialdea comarca
Municipalities
Greater Bilbao is divided into 25 municipalities, being Bilbao the capital city. The 25 municipalities, among with some others, make the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao.
# | Municipality | Population 2018[1] |
Area in km2 |
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Abanto Zierbena | 9,545 | 18 | |
Alonsotegi | 2,903 | 16 | |
Arrigorriaga | 12,230 | 22.8 | |
Barakaldo | 100,435 | 24.3 | |
Basauri | 40,762 | 7.2 | |
Bilbao | 345,821 | 41.2 | |
Derio | 6,545 | 7.4 | |
Zierbena | 1,492 | 9.1 | |
Etxebarri | 11,304 | 3.3 | |
Erandio | 24,222 | 18.0 | |
Galdakao | 29,288 | 31.7 | |
Getxo | 78,276 | 11.9 | |
Larrabetzu | 2,029 | 21.5 | |
Leioa | 31,495 | 8.5 | |
Lezama | 2,429 | 16.5 | |
Laudio | 18,205 | 37.45 | |
Loiu | 2,416 | 15.3 | |
Muskiz | 7,567 | 21.5 | |
Ortuella | 8,360 | 7.7 | |
Portugalete (Portugaldeta) | 45,826 | 3.2 | |
Santurtzi | 45,795 | 6.7 | |
Sestao (Ziztao) | 27,445 | 3.5 | |
Sondika | 4,495 | 6.3 | |
Trapagaran | 11,953 | 13.1 | |
Zamudio | 3,236 | 18.1 | |
Zaratamo | 1,515 | 10.0 |
See also
References
- ^ official estimate from Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Madrid.
External links
- Media related to Bilboaldea at Wikimedia Commons
- Comarca del Gran Bilbao (Biscay Government).
- Comarca del Gran Bilbao
- Bilbao Ría 2000.
- Bilbao Metrópoli-30.