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Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Portugalete (Portugaldeta)
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.official_name
Noble Villa de Portugalete
Settlement.image_skyline
Portugalete Vizcaya Bridge 001.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
Portugalete from Vizcaya Bridge
Settlement.image_caption
Portugalete from Vizcaya Bridge
Settlement.image_flag
Portugalete_bandera.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Portugalete.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Portugalete
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
Greater Bilbao
Settlement.elevation_m
26

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Portugalete
Demonym
portugalujo
Country
Spain
Located in
Greater Bilbao
Continent
Europe
Official language
Basque
Population
5182
Area
3.21
Elevation
26
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Nervión
Head of government
Q14133432
Shares border with
Sestao
Official website
www.portugalete.org
Image
Portugalete 20.jpg
Licence plate code
BI
Patron saint
Roch
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topic's main category
Category:Portugalete
Commons category
Portugalete
postal code
48920
category for people born here
Q8068861
category of associated people
Category:People from Portugalete
inception
1322-00-00
female population
23882
male population
21884
P12749
Ganymede
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Transporter bridge
  • Demographics
  • Festivals
  • San Roque Festivals
  • Monuments
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

The town has 45,294 inhabitants as of 2021 and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao, on the left bank. Its land area is only 3.21 km², resulting in a population density of 15,908.4 persons/km², the fifth-most densely populated municipality in Spain (following Mislata, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Benetússer, and Santa Coloma de Gramenet). It was established in 1322 by María Díaz de Haro.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Portugalete” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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