Dima is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of the province of

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, in the Basque Country, Spain. Dima is part of the ''

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'' of

Arratia-Nerbioi Arratia-Nerbioi ( Spanish: ''Arratia-Nervión'') is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is formed by the valleys of the Arratia river and the Nervión river. It is one of the seven ''eskualdeak'' or ''comarcas'' ...

and had a population of 1,313 inhabitants in 2010 according to the

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Geography

Dima is located in the ''comarca'' of

, in the south of the province of

, northern

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. It limits at north with the municipalities of

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and

Amorebieta-Etxano 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 ...

at north,

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at northeast,

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at east,

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at southeast,

Otxandio Otxandio (in Basque and officially, in Spanish ''Ochandiano'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque autonomous community, Spain. Otxandio is part of the ''comarca'' of Durangaldea and has a population of 1,26 ...

and

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at south and

Zeanuri Zeanuri () is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. Etymology The word ''uri'' clearly appears in the town's name, which in the western dialect of Basque me ...

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, Artea and

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at west. Part of the municipality is located within the

Urkiola Natural Park Urkiola Natural Park is a protected area located in the southeastern corner of Biscay and in the North of Álava in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain. It is a protected area of . It was declared a Natural Park on 29 December ...

. The

Axlor Axlor is a prehistoric archeological site in the village of Dima in Biscay in the Autonomous Basque Community of Spain, dating from the Middle Paleolithic or Mousterian period. Excavation The shelter is the mouth of an old cave that has been ...

archaeological site is nearby.

Transportation

The town is accessible only by road; the BI-3543 connects it with

and

. The Bizkaibus line A3925 has several stops within the municipality and connects it with

, Lemoa,

Galdakao Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. 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 a ...

and

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 ...

(the capital city of the province), among others. There are buses in both directions (direction Otxandio and direction Bilbao) every hour.Bizkaibus Network
at BizkaiBus Official Website

References

External links

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