Otxandio (in

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and officially, in

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''Ochandiano'') is a town and

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located in the province of

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, in the

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, Spain. Otxandio is part of the ''

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'' of

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and has a population of 1,269 inhabitants as of 2010 according to the

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Toponymy

The name of the town is documented for the first time in the 12th century. However, it would not be considered a town until the 18th century. The name in

, ''Ochandiano'' is an anthroponym formed by a name and the ''-ano'' suffix, of

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origin, probably from the evolution of the suffix ''-anum''. The origin of the word seems to come from the

words ''Ochoa Handia'', that may be translated as "big wolf". The name in

, ''Otxandio'' comes from the phonetic evolution of the Spanish variation, Ochandiano, given due to the loss of the intervocalic ''n''; from ''Ochandiano'' to ''Ochandiao'' and then ''Ochandio''. Then, the adaptation to the Basque orthographic rules changes ''Ochandio'' to ''Otxandio''. Since 1984, the official name of the municipality is Otxandio.

History

Spanish Civil War

Early in the

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, on 22 July 1936, Otxandio was bombed by two

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bombers, which attacked the main square during the celebration of the "fiestas de Santa María" killing 57-61 people, almost all of them civilians.El bombardeo de Andikona
Ayuntamiento de Otxandio.

Geography

Otxandio serves during centuries as the port of entry of

from

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. It is located at the southernmost part of the province and limits with Abadiño at north, Dima at north and west,

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at southwest and the province of

at south.

Notable people

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain. They are known as ''Los L ...

left-back

Koikili Lertxundi Koikili Lertxundi del Campo (born 23 December 1980), known simply as Koikili or Koi for short, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back. A late bloomer, he only became a professional at the age of 26 after signing with Athletic ...

was born in Otxandio. *Bishop Victor Garaygordóbil Berrizbeitia, Prelate Emeritus of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo ( la, Dioecesis Babahoiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Babahoyo in the Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador. Ordinaries Apostolic Administrator * Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales (13 Au ...

, Ecuador, was born in Otxandio.

References

External links

OTXANDIO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Biscay {{basqueCountry-geo-stub