| Galdakao | |||||
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| Location | |||||
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 Location of Galdakao in Biscay |
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| Coordinates : 43°13′N 2°50′W / 43.217°N 2.833°W | |||||
| Administration | |||||
| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Basque Country | ||||
| Province | Biscay | ||||
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao | ||||
| Mayor | Joseba Escribano Etxebarria (PNV) | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Land Area | 31,70 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 60 m AMSL | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 29,765 (2003) | ||||
| Density | 938.95 hab./km² (2003) | ||||
| General information | |||||
| Native name | Galdakao (Basque) | ||||
| Spanish name | Galdácano | ||||
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) | ||||
| - summer | CEST (GMT +2) | ||||
| Postal code | 48960 | ||||
| Website | http://www.galdakao.net/ | ||||
Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has 30,000 inhabitants and a surface area of 31,70 km².
It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. It is surrounded by some summits such as Arrezurriaga (329 m), Txispamendi (221 m) and Santa Maria (476 m) in the north and Upo (556 m) and Mandoia (640 m) in the south.
It is conterminous with Zamudio, Lezama and Larrabetzu in the north, with Zaratamo and Zeberio in the south, with Amorebieta, Lemona and Bedia in the east and with Etxebarri and Basauri in the west.
Neighbourhoods
- Aperribai
- Arteta
- Bekea
- Bengoetxe
- Berezikoetxe
- Elexalde
- Erletxe
- Olabarrieta-Txistulanda
- Urreta
- Usansolo
- Tximelarre Bekoa
- Tximelarre Goikoa
- Muguru
- Zabalea
External links
- GALDAKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
- Galdakao's Official WebSite
Coordinates: 43°13′17.13″N 2°48′48.69″W / 43.221425°N 2.813525°W
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