Basurto-Zorroza (or Basurtu-Zorrotza) is the eighth district of the city of

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), in the

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Basque Country. It is divided into the neighbourhoods of

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, Basurto, Olabeaga, Masustegui-Monte Caramelo and Zorrotza. It is separated from

Barakaldo Barakaldo ( es, Baracaldo; eu, Barakaldo ) is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population at 100,881. Barakaldo h ...

by the river Kadagua. Its area is 7.09 square kilometers and has a population of 31,672 inhabitants.

Places of interest

The district is the location of: * Basurto Hospital * San Mamés Stadium *

Bilbao Maritime Museum Euskalduna de Construcción y Reparación de Buques de Bilbao (shortened to Euskalduna) was an engineering company specialising in ship construction, later rail and road vehicles. The company was based in Bilbao, Spain and operated from 1900 until ...

Transport

The 8th district of Bilbao has a very important role as a transportation hub, the main road access to the city from the A-8 motorway crosses the heart of the district (Av. Sabino Arana). This causes heavy disruption to the residents of the district, a new road access is projected through the less populated areas of Basurto. All railway companies operating in Bilbao except Euskotren Trena have stations in the 8th district: *

Metro Bilbao The Bilbao metro ( es, Metro de Bilbao, eu, Bilboko metroa) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Lines 1 and 2 have a "Y" shape, as they transit both banks of the river Ibaizabal and then com ...

has a station in the district ( San Mamés). *

Bilbao tram The Bilbao tram ( eu, Bilboko tranbia, es, Tranvía de Bilbao) is a tram system in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Operated by Euskotren under the brand Euskotren Tranbia (which also manages the tram system in Vitoria-Gasteiz), it comprises a ...

has the ''Basurto'', ''Hospital'' and ''San Mamés'' stations in the district. *The

Cercanías Bilbao Cercanías Bilbao (Basque: ''Bilboko Aldiriak'') is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company. It consists of three lines, named C ...

commuter railway network has three stops in the district: ''San Mamés'', ''Olabeaga'', and ''Zorrotza''. *The

FEVE Renfe Feve is a division of state-owned Spanish railway company Renfe Operadora. It operates most of Spain's of railway. This division of Renfe was previously a stand-alone company named FEVE (Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha,Law 11/1965 of ...

commuter line to Balmaseda has two stations in the district, ''Basurto'' and ''Zorrotza''. On top of that, the main bus station of the city (

Termibus Bilbao Intermodal, previously known as Termibus, is the main bus station of Bilbao ( Basque Country, Spain) and it is located beside San Mamés Stadium. The bus terminal is linked to the ''San Mamés'' underground, tram and commuter rail station ...

) is located in Basurto.

Sights

References

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