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Also known as Ajánguiz

Ajangiz () is a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. It is located in the Busturialdea comarca, and was part of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo between 1940 and 1991.

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Settlement.name
Ajangiz
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Iglesia de la Ascensión del Señor de Ajangiz.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of the Ascension in Ajangiz
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Ajangizko udal ikurrina.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo_de_Ajangiz.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain Basque Country#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Ajangiz within the Basque Country##Location of Ajangiz within Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Basque Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Biscay
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Busturialdea
Settlement.elevation_m
60
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.35

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ajangiz
Demonym
ajangiztar
Population
1148
Area
7.35
Elevation
60
Official website
www.ajangiz.net
Image
Iglesia de la Ascensión del Señor de Ajangiz.jpg
Licence plate code
BI
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postal code
48320
Commons category
Ajangiz
name
Ajánguiz
inception
1991-00-00
female population
228
male population
249
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Ajangiz () is a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. It is located in the Busturialdea comarca, and was part of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo between 1940 and 1991.

== Etymology == Ajangiz is one of the Basque toponyms with an -iz suffix. Julio Caro Baroja argued that most of these toponyms come from the Latin suffix -icus. According to Baroja, Ajangiz might come from a patronymic form of Allianus, a documented Latin name, which would become Allianicus with the -icus suffix and Allianici when referring to the descendants of Allianus. The oldest reference to the town is Axanguiz, which might have evolved from Allianici; Allianici → Axianici → Axanguici → Axanguiz.

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