Mundaka
Mundaka municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Basque Country | |
Province : | Bizkaia | |
Comarca : | Busturialdea | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ W | |
Height : | 3 msnm | |
Area : | 4.15 km² | |
Residents : | 1,852 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 446.27 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | E-48360 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 48068 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Unai Rementeria Maiz ( PNV ) | |
Website : | www.mundaka.org | |
Location of the municipality | ||
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Mundaka ( Spanish Mundaca ) is a very old place in the Spanish Basque Country (province of Bizkaia ). The time of foundation is unknown. The uninhabited island of Izaro lies off the coast .
Billabong Pro Mundaka Surf Contest
Mundaka is especially famous among surfers who met here every year in October until 2009 for the Billabong Pro Mundaka to surf one of the best waves in Europe. The wave breaks left over a sandbar and is known for its tubes.
year | Surname | origin |
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2008 | CJ Hobgood |
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2007 | Bobby Martinez |
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2006 | Bobby Martinez |
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2005 | Canceled due to lack of waves | |
2004 | Luka Egan |
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2003 | Kelly Slater |
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2002 | Andy Irons |
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2001 | Canceled due to the terrorist attacks | |
2000 | Shane Dorian |
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1999 | Mark Occhilupo |
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additional
After the Murueta SA shipyard modified the mouth of the Oka River in 2003 by dredging to provide better access to their shipyard, the wave slowly disappeared until the Billabong Pro Mundaka had to be canceled in 2005. In 2006 the wave returned. The shipyard received strict requirements.
Personalities
- Jaime Anesagasti y Llamas (1863–1910), Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Campeche
- Gregorio Blasco (1909–1983), Spanish-Mexican football goalkeeper of Basque descent
- Edorta Jimenez (born November 8, 1953), Basque writer
Web links
Commons : Mundaka - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ^ Sören Meschede: Waiting for the surf. In: FAZ.net . October 4, 2006, accessed December 13, 2014 .