Begoña is a historical municipality of

Biscay Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...

( Basque Country,

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

) and is a neighbourhood and urban district of

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

. ''Begoña'', or more puristically but also more rarely spelled ''Begoina'', means 'the lower foot', referring to the slopes of Mount Artxanda which lie to the north of the city. Originally Begoña included all the uplands south and east of the medieval walled town, which now form the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and parts of the 5th urban districts of Bilbao, but was incorporated into the city in 1925.

Begoña urban district

Begoña is the 4th urban district of Bilbao and lies at the eastern end of the city. It borders the 3rd district (

Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga is the third district of the city of Bilbao (Biscay), in the Spanish Basque Country. It is divided into the neighbourhoods of Otxarkoaga and Txurdinaga. It has an area of 389.94 hectares and a population of 26,458 inhabit ...

) to the north and the 5th district ( Ibaiondo) to the west and south. The district includes the neighbourhoods of

Santutxu Santutxu is a neighbourhood of the Spanish city of Bilbao. It belongs to the 4th urban district, named Begoña. It is a popular residential neighbourhood which has a significant number of small businesses and has received some waves of immigration ...

, Bolueta and ''Begoña'' proper.

Begoña neighbourhood

Begoña proper is a small residential neighbourhood between the

Basilica of Begoña The Basilica of Begoña (or Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña in Spanish) is a basilica in Bilbao, in Spain, dedicated to the patron saint of Biscay, the Virgin Begoña. The current parish priest is Jesús Francisco de Garitaonandia. Hist ...

and the garden area of Etxebarria Park. It is Flanked by the neighbourhoods of Txurdinaga to the north, Santuxtu to the south and Bilbao Old Town (

Casco Viejo or in Spanish or or in Basque are different names for the medieval neighbourhood of Bilbao, part of the Ibaiondo district. The walled section of the town existed until the end of the 19th century and was known by the names Seven Streets or ...

) to the west. Due to its association with a church dedicated to

Our Lady of Begoña Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" Places * Our (river) The Our (; , ) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left-hand tributary of the river Sauer, Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is . The source of the O ...

, the name of the neighbourhood is also a popular name of women in the Basque Country and also in some other Spanish-speaking areas.

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