Bilbao
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Bilbao Bilbo (Basque) |
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The Iberdrola Tower (165 m), highest building in Bilbao, the economic powerhouse in northern Spain.
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| Nickname(s): "The Hole" (Spanish: El Botxo) | |||
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| Coordinates: 43°15′25″N 2°55′25″W / 43.25694°N 2.92361°WCoordinates: 43°15′25″N 2°55′25″W / 43.25694°N 2.92361°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Basque Country | ||
| Province | Biscay | ||
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao | ||
| Founded | 15 June 1300 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
| • Mayor | Juan María Aburto (PNV) | ||
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| • 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 |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 48001 – 48015 | ||
| Dialing code | +34 94 | ||
| Official language(s) |
Basque Spanish |
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| Website | Official website | ||
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Bilbao (/bɪlˈbaʊˌ -ˈbɑːoʊ/;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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