Mañaria

Mañaria municipality
Mañaria
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Basque Country
Province :	Bizkaia
Comarca :	Duranguesado
Coordinates	43 ° 8 ′  N , 2 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′  N , 2 ° 40 ′  W
Height :	188  msnm
Area :	17.73 km²
Residents :	515 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	29.05 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	?
Postal code :	48212
Municipality number  ( INE ):	48059
administration
Mayor :	Javier Arteaga Bernaola ( PNV )
Website :	www.manaria.org
Location of the municipality

Santa Maria Church

Mañaria ( Spanish and Basque ) is a village and a municipality in the Spanish province of Bizkaia of the Basque Autonomous Community in the comarca of Duranguesado . Mañaria has 515 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

location

Mañaria is located below the Mugarra mountain range west of the Untzillaitz mountain . In the valley floor of the Mañaria river, which flows into the port of Urquiola , it is flanked by the imposing Arrietabaso and the striking Saibigain . The road BI-623, which connects Durango with Vitoria , rises from the port of Urkiola between high limestone walls and passes the Atzarte gorge on the right , before continuing on the old route between Durango and the Meseta . 72.75% of the municipal area is in the Parque Natural de Urkiola , which is adversely affected by the effects of mining. Mañaria borders the following Municipios: in the north with Izurza and Durango, in the west with Dima and in the east with Abadiano .

Prehistoric finds

In 2011, rock carvings from the Paleolithic were discovered in a cave , the age of which is estimated to be 25,000 years.

Population development

1897	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006	2010
629	681	679	648	657	654	686	724	677	563	504	453	459	519

economy

The rock strata of the Sierras Amboto and Aramotz contain rich ore deposits and promoted mining . Among other things, iron , but also ocher , graphite and marble are mined .

Web links

• Website of the municipality (Basque)
• Archaeologists find 25,000-year-old rock carvings in Der Spiegel online May 6, 2011, accessed May 8, 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.