Galdakao is a town and
municipality located in the province of
Biscay, in the autonomous community of
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, PaÃs Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
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, northern
Spain.
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 MarÃa (476 m) in the north and Upo (556 m) and Mandoia (640 m) in the south.
It is coterminous with
Zamudio,
Lezama and
Larrabetzu in the north, with
Zaratamo
Zaratamo ( es, Zarátamo) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain
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and
Zeberio
Zeberio ( es, Ceberio) is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain
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in the south, with
Amorebieta
Amorebieta-Etxano, also known as Zornotza (Spanish, ''Amorebieta-Echano''), is a town and municipality located in Biscay in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.
At the time of the 2019 census, the population of the muni ...
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Lemona
Lemoa ( es, Lemona) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
Sports in Lemoa
* SD Lemona (Football) in ''Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second ...
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
Usansolo is a neighbourhood located in the east side of Galdakao (Biscay) in Spain, 2 km away from the town center. With few baserris, its population began rising after the railway station was built in the 19th century, when flats started bei ...
* Tximelarre Bekoa
* Tximelarre Goikoa
* Muguru
* Zabalea
References
External links
GALDAKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Official website
Municipalities in Biscay
Estuary of Bilbao
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