Enkarterri

Enkarterri
—  Comarca  —

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Country  Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Vizcaya
Municipalities
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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Largest municipality

Enkarterri (Spanish: Las Encartaciones) is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas or regions that compose the province of Biscay. Its capital city is Balmaseda. It extends on the east from the river Nervion and the Estuary of Bilbao, to the west, and south to the mountains that form the southern border with Cantabria and Castile-Leon.

Nowadays the name is most commonly used to refer to the rural part of the historical territory, while the urban area is known as the Left Bank (Margen Izquierda, Ezkerraldea) of the estuary, together with Barakaldo, that used to belong to Uribe.

Geography

Enkarterri is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay. At west it limits with the community of Cantabria, while at south it limits with the Province of Burgos (Castile and León) and the province of Álava, also in the Basque Country. The river Kadagua crosses the region and drains most of it.

Municipalities

# Municipality Population % Population Territory km²
Balmaseda 7168 20,15 22,3
Karrantza 2836 9,16 137,70
Artzentales 692 2,23 36
Gueñes 8.176 25,44 41,49
Zalla 8183 26,30 31,03
Sopuerta 2439 7,88 42,80
Galdames 841 2,72 44,50
Gordexola 1658 5,35 41,50
Trucios-Turtzioz 556 1,80 31
Lanestosa 305 0,98 1,20
Enkarterri 32713 100 429,52

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