Leioa ( es, Lejona) is a municipality in
Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao.
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Basque Country
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, in northern
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. It is located south of Getxo and Berango delimitating east and south with Erandio, Portugalete and Sestao. Today it is part of the
Bilbao
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conurbation. Its population in 2019 was 31,795. Leioa has an area of . The Udondo river constitutes the eastern limit of the municipality.
History
Leioa has its origins in 1526, before which it was part of the "anteiglesia de Erandio".
It was a village with no more than 8000 people until the 1960s, when development came its way, as
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expanded. Its population experienced a rapid increase in the 1970s, and a more moderate growth afterwards. It has become a part of
metropolitan Bilbao.
Neighborhoods
*Peruri, Zuazu, Sarriena, Santsoena and Lertutxe.
*Tellería, Basaez, Artatzagane, Negurigane and Aldekoane.
*Artaza, Elexalde, Ikea Mendi, Udondo, Mendibil and Santimami.
*Pinueta, Lamiako, Txopoeta, Ondiz, Txorierri, Aketxe and Ibaiondo (Santa Ana).
Features
The municipality of Leioa still retains much of its agricultural past and out of the urban centre many traditional
Basque
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houses can still be seen on little family farms, though rapid development puts their long-term future in question.
The
University of the Basque Country
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(''EHU-UPV'' ''Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea'' - ''Universidad del Pais Vasco'') has most faculties within this municipality.
Festivities
*May 29: “Lamiako maskarada” festivity in Lamiako.
*June 24: “San Joan Bataiatzailea” festivity in Elexalde.
*August 24: “San Bartolomé” festivity in Basaez.
*September 8: “Ntra. Sra. De los Remedios” festivity in Ondiz.
*May 15: “San Isidro” festivity.
*August 17: Santi Mami jaiak.
*September 10: Udondoko jaiak.
*September 29: San Miguel Txopoetako jaiak.
Metro
Two consecutive stations of
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* Line 1 (Algiers Metro), Algeria
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* Line 1 (Beijing Subway)
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of the
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 Nervión, Ibaizabal and ...
rapid transit
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system are located in Leioa:
Leioa and
Lamiako.
Notable people
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Félix Sesúmaga (1898–1925), professional footballer
References
External links
LEIOA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Official website''Tourism.euskadi.eus'' Leioa
Municipalities in Biscay
Estuary of Bilbao
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