Galdakao
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Galdakao
Galdácano | |
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Coordinates: 43°13′50″N 2°50′45″W / 43.23056°N 2.84583°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
Government | |
• Mayor | Iñigo Hernando Arrandiaga (Basque Country Unite) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.66 km2 (12.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Highest elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 29,288 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Galdakar, Galdakoztar, G-town |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48960 |
Website | Official website |
Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country.
It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. It is surrounded by some summits such as Arrezurriaga (329 m), Txispamendi (221 m) and Santa María (476 m) in the north and Upo (556 m) and Mandoia (640 m) in the south.
It is coterminous with Zamudio, Lezama and Larrabetzu in the north, with Zaratamo and Zeberio in the south, with Amorebieta, Lemona and Bedia in the east and with Etxebarri and Basauri in the west.
Neighbourhoods
- Aperribai
- Arteta
- Bekea
- Bengoetxe
- Berezikoetxe
- Elexalde
- Erletxe
- Olabarrieta-Txistulanda
- Urreta
- Usansolo
- Tximelarre Bekoa
- Tximelarre Goikoa
- Muguru
- Zabalea
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- GALDAKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Official website Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
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