Galdakao

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Galdakao


Flag	Coat of Arms

Location

Location of Galdakao in Biscay

Coordinates : 43,13° n. 2,50° w.
Time Zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer: CEST (GMT +2)

General information

Native name

Galdakao (Basque)

Spanish name

Galdácano

Postal code

48960

Website

http://www.galdakao.net/

Administration

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Basque Country

Province

Biscay

Comarca

Greater Bilbao

Mayor

Joseba Escribano Etxebarria (PNV)

Geography

Land Area

31,70 km²

Altitude

60 m AMSL

Population

Population

29,765 (2003)

Density

938.95 hab./km² (2003)

Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has 30,000 inhabitants and a surface area of 31,70 km².

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 Maria (476 m) in the north and Upo (556 m) and Mandoia (640 m) in the south.

It is conterminous of Zamudio, Lezama and Larrabetzu in the north, of Zaratamo and Zeberio in the south, of Amorebieta, Lemona and Bedia in the east and of Etxebarri and Basauri in the west.

[edit] Neighbourhoods

Aperribai
Arteta
Bekea
Bengoetxe
Berezikoetxe
Elexalde
Erletxe
Olabarrieta-Txistulanda
Urreta
Tximelarre Bekoa
Tximelarre Goikoa
Muguru

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