| Greater Bilbao Bilboaldea |
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|---|---|
| — comarca — | |
| The Estuary of Bilbao surrounded by Greater Bilbao | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Capital | Bilbao |
Greater Bilbao (Basque: Bilboaldea, Spanish: Gran Bilbao) is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated one. The capital city of Greater Bilbao is Bilbao.
Greater Bilbao is made by the municipalities situated along the Estuary of Bilbao which themselves form a conurbation, which metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in Spain.
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Greater Bilbao, or Bilboaldea, is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay, limiting with the comarcas of Enkarterri in the west, Mungialdea and Busturialdea in the east, Durangaldea in the southeast and Arratia-Nerbioi in the south. The Bay of Biscay limits at north.
Greater Bilbao can be divided into six subcomarcas or subregions:
Greater Bilbao is divided into 25 municipalities, being Bilbao the capital city. The 25 municipalities, among some others, make the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao.
| # | Municipality | Population | Territory km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abanto Zierbena | 9.647 | 18 | |
| Alonsotegi | 2.835 | 16 | |
| Arrigorriaga | 12.435 | 22,8 | |
| Barakaldo | 98.460 | 24,3 | |
| Basauri | 42.657 | 7,2 | |
| Bilbao | 354.860 | 41,2 | |
| Derio | 5.307 | 7,4 | |
| Zierbena | 1.382 | 9,1 | |
| Etxebarri | 9.171 | 3,3 | |
| Erandio | 24.262 | 18 | |
| Galdakao | 29.226 | 31,7 | |
| Getxo | 80.770 | 11,9 | |
| Larrabetzu | 1.874 | 21,5 | |
| Leioa | 30.079 | 8,5 | |
| Lezama | 2.465 | 16,5 | |
| Loiu | 2.290 | 15,3 | |
| Muskiz | 7.216 | 21,5 | |
| Ortuella | 8.520 | 7,7 | |
| Portugalete | 48.105 | 3,2 | |
| Santurtzi | 46.978 | 6,7 | |
| Sestao | 29.476 | 3,5 | |
| Sondika | 4.536 | 6,3 | |
| Trapagaran | 12.353 | 13,1 | |
| Zamudio | 3.203 | 18,1 | |
| Zaratamo | 1.735 | 10 |
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