Alegría de Álava

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Coat of arms of Alegría de Álava

Alegría-Dulantzi (Dulantzi in Basque and Alegría de Álava in Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.

The municipality is located some 14 km from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz. It has an area of 19.95 km², and a population (2004) of some 1,919 inhabitants.

Alegría de Álava municipality is divided into two sub-areas, or communes (concejos). By far the larger of the two is the municipal centre and township of Alegría de Álava itself, which accounts for some 95% of the municipality's population. The municipality also controls a small exclave located to the southeast, called Eguileta, which is surrounded by a neighbouring municipality.

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