Basauri

Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Basauri
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Basauri.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Basauri.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Basauri Vistas 1 recortada.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Basque Country#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Basauri within the Basque Country##Location of Basauri within Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Biscay
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Greater Bilbao
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.01
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1510
Settlement.population_demonym: Basauritarra
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Spain
Official name: Basauri
Demonym: basauriar
Country: Spain
Located in: Greater Bilbao
Continent: Europe
Population: 2056
Area: 7.0
Elevation: 64
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Galdakao
Location: Basque Country
Official website: www.basauri.net
Image: Basauri Vistas 1 recortada.jpg
Licence plate code: BI

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topic's main category: Category:Basauri
Commons category: Basauri
postal code: 48970
category of associated people: Category:People from Basauri
category for people born here: Category:Births in Basauri
female population: 20950
male population: 19639
P8168: Anton Mahnič

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Contents

Geography
Bordering towns
Neighbourhoods
Climate
Demographics
History
Toponymy
Festivities
Economy
Communications
Culture
Administration and politics
Notable people
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Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.

The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town with monuments such as the tower house of Ariz. It is home to the province's only prison, located where the Nervión and Ibaizabal rivers meet. The municipality had a population of 40,589 in 2019.

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