Zarautz

This article covers the Basque city. For the Ecuadorian bishop see Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo .

Zarautz / Zarauz municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Basque Country
Province :	Gipuzkoa
Comarca :	Urola Costa
Coordinates	43 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  W
Height :	4  msnm
Area :	14.80 km²
Residents :	23,323 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	1,575.88 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	1237
Postal code :	20800
Municipality number  ( INE ):	20079
administration
Mayor :	Jon Urien Krespo ( EA )
Website :	www.zarautz.org
Location of the municipality

Zarautz [ sa'ɾauts ] (Basque, Spanish Zarauz [ θa'ɾauθ ]) is a city in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country . It is located around 20 km west of Donostia-San Sebastián on the Bay of Biscay and has 23,323 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

The 2.5 km long and 80 m wide beach is popular with surfers and other water sports enthusiasts.

politics

There is a partnership with the French city ​​of Pontarlier and with Cardano al Campo in the Italian province of Varese .

Daughters and sons of the city

• Eloy de la Iglesia (* 1944–2006), Spanish film director
• Gorka González (* 1977), racing cyclist
• Ainhoa ​​Murúa (* 1978), triathlete
• Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (* 1984), Spanish handball player

Web links

Commons : Zarautz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Side of the city of Zarautz (Basque, Spanish, English)
• Side of the city of Zarautz (Basque, Spanish)

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).

Zarautz Beach