The
Merindad de Uribe or Uribealdea is a historical subdivision of
Biscay,
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
,
Spain. It contained most of the municipalities now within the
comarca of
Greater Bilbao in the
Bilbao metropolitan area (other than the majority of the ''Ezkerraldea'' (
Left Bank) and its hinterland which was part of the
Enkarterri
Enkarterri (Spanish: ''Las Encartaciones'') is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven ''eskualdeak/comarcas'' or districts that make up the province of Biscay. Its administrative centre is Balmas ...
merindad, itself now a smaller comarca covering towns further west). The parts of Uribe which now fall under Greater Bilbao are:
*
Bilbao (the main city, sub-divided into urban districts)
*The developed ''Eskuinaldea'' (
Right Bank) of the
Estuary of Bilbao around
Erandio,
Leioa and
Getxo
*Part of the
Uribe-Kosta (Uribe Coast) north of Getxo, around
Berango
*The
Txorierri valley including small towns such as
Sondika
Sondika (Spanish, ''Sondica'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
Situated directly south of the runway of Bilbao Airport, it is the location of Bilbao Bri ...
and
Zamudio
*
Hego Uribe
Hego Uribe (Basque for ''Southern Uribe'') is a modern conventional subdivision of Biscay, Basque Country. Located within the comarca of Greater Bilbao, directly south of the city of Bilbao itself, the area includes the towns of Basauri, Galdakao ...
(''Southern Uribe'') south-east of Bilbao proper, around
Basauri and
Galdakao
*
Barakaldo, now considered to be part of the Left Bank
Additionally, the municipalities which comprise most of Uribe-Kosta further along the coast around
Mungia,
Sopela
Sopela, formerly known as Sopelana, is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
The town is roughly 820 hectares in size, located in the comarca Mungialdea on the ...
and
Plentzia are in a separate comarca named
Mungialdea (also known as ''Uribe-Butroe''), and a few rural municipalities at the southernmost tip of historical Uribe have been grouped with others in the
Arratia-Nerbioi comarca.
Uribe is also a
Basque surname. Etymologically it seems to read ''under the city/town'' but its meaning is not clear. Many people in Colombia, bears this surname, there are other branches in Mexico and Ecuador.
External links
Uribe Google MapsUribe county web site in English, Euskara, Spanish
Geography of Biscay
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