Alonsotegi

Municipality

Coat of arms

Alonsotegi

Location of Alonsotegi within the Basque Country

Coordinates: 43°14′48″N 2°59′16″W / 43.24667°N 2.98778°WCoordinates: 43°14′48″N 2°59′16″W / 43.24667°N 2.98778°W

Country

Government

• Mayor

José Luis Erezuma (PNV)

Area

• Total

21 km² (8 sq mi)

Population (2014)

• Total

2,843

• Density

140/km² (350/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Basque: alonsotegiarra

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

48220

Website

Official website

Alonsotegi (Spanish: Alonsotegui) is a municipality in the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The current name of Alonsotegui was manifest in the 1990s when it separated it from the Baracaldo municipality to which was attached since the end of the 19th century. Alonsotegui is approximately 8 kilometres from the center of Bilbao. The village is situated in the valley of the River Cadagua.

With a total length of 16.02 km², its population of 2,831 (INE 2008) is shared between the 3 towns (Alonsotegui (the capital), Iráuregui, and Arbuyo) of the municipality.

Alonsotegui occupies 20 km². The settlement of the population, as well as the industries, are located in the corridor that the River Cadagua opens between the Sasiburu saw (up to 500 m) and the mountains Ganecogorta (998 m) and Pagasarri (673 m). Several streams have their source on their slopes and bring water to the Cadagua. The center is located at an altitude of 46 m. It borders Baracaldo and Bilbao on the north, Arrancudiaga and Güeñes on the south with, Arrigorriaga and Bilbao on the east, and Güeñes on the west.

The history of Alonsotegi is divided into 4 periods:

Six parties submitted the lists of the municipality: EAJ-PNV, Bildu, PSE-EE, PP, EB and an independent party called Alonsotegiko Ezkerra. The results were as follows:

This led to winning the current mayor of the town Aitor Santiesteban Aldama.

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