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Bilbao

Bilbao
Bilbo (Basque)
Municipality
The Iberdrola Tower (165 m), highest building in Bilbao, the economic powerhouse in northern Spain.
The Iberdrola Tower (165 m), highest building in Bilbao, the economic powerhouse in northern Spain.
Flag of Bilbao
Flag
Coat of arms of Bilbao
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "The Hole" (Spanish: El Botxo)
Bilbao is located in Spain
Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao is located in Basque Country
Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao is located in Europe
Bilbao
Bilbao
Location of Bilbao within the rest of Spain
Coordinates: 43°15′25″N 2°55′25″W / 43.25694°N 2.92361°W / 43.25694; -2.92361Coordinates: 43°15′25″N 2°55′25″W / 43.25694°N 2.92361°W / 43.25694; -2.92361
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Biscay
Comarca Greater Bilbao
Founded 15 June 1300
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Juan María Aburto (PNV)
Area
 • Municipality 41.50 km2 (16.02 sq mi)
 • Urban 18.22 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
 • Rural 23.30 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
Highest elevation 689 m (2,260 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Municipality 345,141
 • Density 8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 950,155
Demonym(s) English: Bilbaine
Basque: bilbotarra
Spanish: bilbaíno, bilbaína
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 48001 – 48015
Dialing code +34 94
Official language(s) Basque
Spanish
Website Official website

Bilbao (/bɪlˈbˌ -ˈbɑː/;Spanish: [bilˈβao]; Basque: Bilbo [bilβo]) is a municipality and city in Spain, a major city in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is the largest municipality of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and the tenth largest in Spain, with a population of 353,187 in 2010. The Bilbao metropolitan area has roughly 1 million inhabitants, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in northern Spain; with a population of 875,552 the comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region.

Bilbao is situated in the north-central part of Spain, some 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the Bay of Biscay, where the economic social development is located, where the estuary of Bilbao is formed. Its main urban core is surrounded by two small mountain ranges with an average elevation of 400 metres (1,300 ft).


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