Galdakao 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' ...
located in the province 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 ...
, 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 as Arrezurriaga (329 m), Txispamendi (221 m) and Santa María (476 m) in the north and Upo (556 m) and Mandoia (640 m) in the south.
It is coterminous with
Zamudio,
Lezama and
Larrabetzu in the north, with
Zaratamo and
Zeberio in the south, with
Amorebieta,
Lemona and
Bedia in the east and with
Etxebarri and
Basauri
Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.
The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. ...
in the west.
Neighbourhoods
* Aperribai
* Arteta
* Bekea
* Bengoetxe
* Berezikoetxe
* Elexalde
* Erletxe
* Olabarrieta-Txistulanda
* Urreta
*
Usansolo
* Tximelarre Bekoa
* Tximelarre Goikoa
* Muguru
* Zabalea
References
External links
GALDAKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Official website
Municipalities in Biscay
Estuary of Bilbao
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