Galdakao
| Galdakao Galdácano | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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  Galdakao Location of Galdakao within the Basque Country | |||
| Coordinates: 43°13′50″N 2°50′45″W / 43.23056°N 2.84583°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Basque Country | ||
| Province | Biscay | ||
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ibon Uribe (PNV) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 31.66 km2 (12.22 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | ||
| Highest elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 29,254 | ||
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Galdakar, Galdakoztar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 48960 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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 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 in the west.
Neighbourhoods
- Aperribai
- Arteta
- Bekea
- Bengoetxe
- Berezikoetxe
- Elexalde
- Erletxe
- Olabarrieta-Txistulanda
- Urreta
- Usansolo
- Tximelarre Bekoa
- Tximelarre Goikoa
- Muguru
- Zabalea
External links
- GALDAKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Official website
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