Gipuzkoa

Also known as Guipúzcoa, Guipuzcoa, Gipuzkoa, Spain, Guipúzcoa, Spain, Guipuzcoa province, Province of Gipuzkoa

Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain in the Basque Autonomous Community, and a historical territory of the Basque Country. Its capital city is San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders at its northeast with Labourd in the French Basque Country, which is in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, with the province and autonomous community of Navarre at the east, Biscay at the west, Álava at the southwest and the Bay of Biscay to its north. It is located at the easternmost extreme of the Cantabric Sea, in the Bay of Biscay. It has of coastline.

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Gipuzkoa is a province in Spain's Basque Autonomous Community, located in the country's northeast along the Bay of Biscay with its capital in San Sebastián. It is historically significant as a territory of the Basque Country and serves as a geographical and cultural bridge between Spain and France, bordering the French Basque region to its northeast.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gipuzkoa
Settlement.official_name: Historical Territory of Gipuzkoa
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Guipúzcoa.svg
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Gipuzkoa
Settlement.image_map: Gipuzkoa in Spain (plus Canarias).svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Basque Country
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.blank3_name_sec2: General Assembly of Gipuzkoa
Settlement.blank3_info_sec2: 51
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 20
Settlement.iso_code: ES-SS
Settlement.leader_title: Deputy General
Settlement.leader_name: Eider Mendoza (Basque Nationalist Party)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Basque historical territory
Official name: Guipúzcoa
Demonym: gipuzkoano
Country: Spain
Located in: Basque Country
Capital: San Sebastián
Population: 676208
Area: 1980
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Cantabrian Sea
Head of government: Eider Mendoza
Legislature: General Assemblies of Gipuzkoa
Shares border with: Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Highest point: Aketegi
Official website: www.gipuzkoa.eus
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Gipuzkoa

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Commons category: Gipuzkoa
postal code: 20
topic's main category: Category:Gipuzkoa
name: Guipuscoa
lowest point: sea level
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category for people born here: Category:Births in Gipuzkoa
category of associated people: Category:People from Gipuzkoa
category for people who died here: Q9678519
native label: Gipuzkoa
language used: Spanish
executive body: Gipuzkoa Foral Council
P8168: Raymond Robinson

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

Etymology
Denominations
''Gipuzkoa''
''Guipúzcoa''
Geography and demographics
Population development
Climate
Government
Juntas Generales
Administrative divisions
Infrastructure
Cultural traits
Notable natives and residents
See also
Notes
References
External links

With a total area of , Gipuzkoa is the smallest province of Spain. The province has 89 municipalities and a population of 720,592 inhabitants (2018), from which more than half live in the San Sebastian metropolitan area. Apart from the capital, other important cities are Irun, Errenteria, Zarautz, Mondragón, Eibar, Hondarribia, Oñati, Tolosa, Beasain and Pasaia.

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