Zaldibar
Sign in to saveZaldibar () is an elizate, town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Zaldibar is part of the comarca of Durangaldea and has a population of 3,043 inhabitants as of 2019 and according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute.
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- Zaldibar
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- Municipality
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- Location of Zaldibar in Biscay
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- Autonomous community
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- Biscay
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- Comarca
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- Durangaldea
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- 195
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- 11.84
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Zaldibar () is an elizate, town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Zaldibar is part of the comarca of Durangaldea and has a population of 3,043 inhabitants as of 2019 and according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute.
== Etymology == thumb|left|250px|San Andrés church Zaldibar can be translated from Basque as 'horse valley', from zaldi ('horse') and ibar ('valley'). The coat of arms of the town then includes a horse. Zaldívar is the name in Spanish. However, the town was named Zaldua (Basque) or Zaldúa (Spanish) until 1932. Zaldua is then translated from Basque to Spanish as "el soto", which might be referred to a sotobosque, Spanish word for understory. "Valley of the Soto" is then another possible origin of the current name.