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List of municipalities in Biscay

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The 111 municipalities of the province of Biscay

Biscay is a province in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain. It is divided into 113 municipalities.

Municipalities

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†  Provincial capital

Municipalities in Biscay
Name Population
(2023 census)[1] 		Population
(2011 census)[2] 		Change Land area (km²)[3] Population density
(2023)
Abadiño 7,720 7,350 +5.0% 36.05 214.1/km2
Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena 9,401 9,742 −3.5% 16.20 580.3/km2
Ajangiz 478 456 +4.8% 7.13 67.0/km2
Alonsotegi 2,959 2,838 +4.3% 20.22 146.3/km2
Amorebieta-Etxano 19,540 18,400 +6.2% 58.84 332.1/km2
Amoroto 392 413 −5.1% 13.07 30.0/km2
Arakaldo 162 129 +25.6% 2.72 59.6/km2
Arantzazu 391 361 +8.3% 3.54 110.5/km2
Areatza 1,238 1,224 +1.1% 9.12 135.7/km2
Arrankudiaga 992 954 +4.0% 22.70 43.7/km2
Arratzu 429 385 +11.4% 10.06 42.6/km2
Arrieta 580 549 +5.6% 14.62 39.7/km2
Arrigorriaga 11,949 12,525 −4.6% 16.25 735.3/km2
Artea 755 772 −2.2% 12.35 61.1/km2
Artzentales 726 753 −3.6% 36.79 19.7/km2
Atxondo 1,368 1,428 −4.2% 23.37 58.5/km2
Aulesti 654 672 −2.7% 25.56 25.6/km2
Bakio 2,813 2,588 +8.7% 16.59 169.6/km2
Balmaseda 7,642 7,681 −0.5% 22.37 341.6/km2
Barakaldo 100,987 100,064 +0.9% 24.99 4,041.1/km2
Barrika 1,542 1,523 +1.2% 7.74 199.2/km2
Basauri 40,430 41,777 −3.2% 7.01 5,767.5/km2
Bedia 1,113 976 +14.0% 16.37 68.0/km2
Berango 7,472 6,883 +8.6% 8.73 855.9/km2
Bermeo 16,911 17,092 −1.1% 33.81 500.2/km2
Berriatua 1,215 1,242 −2.2% 19.20 63.3/km2
Berriz 4,533 4,875 −7.0% 29.77 152.3/km2
Bilbao† 345,235 351,356 −1.7% 41.34 8,351.1/km2
Busturia 1,643 1,748 −6.0% 20.22 81.3/km2
Derio 7,064 5,578 +26.6% 10.15 696.0/km2
Dima 1,497 1,364 +9.8% 62.41 24.0/km2
Durango 29,715 28,367 +4.8% 10.73 2,769.3/km2
Ea 826 883 −6.5% 14.24 58.0/km2
Elantxobe 349 409 −14.7% 1.80 193.9/km2
Elorrio 7,299 7,294 +0.1% 37.01 197.2/km2
Erandio 24,426 24,369 +0.2% 18.17 1,344.3/km2
Ereño 276 262 +5.3% 10.52 26.2/km2
Ermua 15,594 16,235 −3.9% 6.47 2,410.2/km2
Errigoiti 510 543 −6.1% 16.52 30.9/km2
Etxebarri 11,968 10,230 +17.0% 3.27 3,659.9/km2
Etxebarria 783 806 −2.9% 17.84 43.9/km2
Forua 915 979 −6.5% 7.63 119.9/km2
Fruiz 550 513 +7.2% 5.62 97.9/km2
Galdakao 29,309 29,153 +0.5% 31.47 931.3/km2
Galdames 833 843 −1.2% 44.41 18.8/km2
Gamiz-Fika 1,394 1,342 +3.9% 15.30 91.1/km2
Garai 334 345 −3.2% 7.15 46.7/km2
Gatika 1,624 1,623 +0.1% 17.29 93.9/km2
Gautegiz Arteaga 888 903 −1.7% 13.54 65.6/km2
Gernika-Lumo 17,012 16,727 +1.7% 8.53 1,994.4/km2
Getxo 76,297 80,252 −4.9% 11.87 6,427.7/km2
Gizaburuaga 196 204 −3.9% 6.09 32.2/km2
Gordexola 1,681 1,728 −2.7% 41.30 40.7/km2
Gorliz 6,067 5,501 +10.3% 10.23 593.1/km2
Güeñes 6,736 6,403 +5.2% 41.48 162.4/km2
Ibarrangelu 694 636 +9.1% 15.49 44.8/km2
Igorre 4,284 4,240 +1.0% 17.09 250.7/km2
Ispaster 734 695 +5.6% 22.98 31.9/km2
Iurreta 3,733 3,852 −3.1% 18.86 197.9/km2
Izurtza 225 275 −18.2% 4.37 51.5/km2
Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza 11,907 2,795 +326.0% 137.82 86.4/km2
Kortezubi 445 429 +3.7% 11.86 37.5/km2
Lanestosa 248 265 −6.4% 1.14 217.5/km2
Larrabetzu 2,056 1,979 +3.9% 21.54 95.5/km2
Laukiz 1,225 1,132 +8.2% 8.11 151.0/km2
Leioa 32,472 30,483 +6.5% 8.39 3,870.3/km2
Lekeitio 7,141 7,377 −3.2% 1.79 3,989.4/km2
Lemoa 3,540 3,408 +3.9% 15.42 229.6/km2
Lemoiz 1,315 1,061 +23.9% 18.91 69.5/km2
Lezama 2,448 2,467 −0.8% 16.29 150.3/km2
Loiu 2,296 2,494 −7.9% 15.02 152.9/km2
Mallabia 1,159 1,192 −2.8% 23.11 50.2/km2
Mañaria 533 498 +7.0% 17.59 30.3/km2
Markina-Xemein 5,021 4,941 +1.6% 45.32 110.8/km2
Maruri-Jatabe 1,069 961 +11.2% 15.96 67.0/km2
Mendata 385 381 +1.0% 22.43 17.2/km2
Mendexa 424 437 −3.0% 6.93 61.2/km2
Meñaka 763 746 +2.3% 12.49 61.1/km2
Morga 415 401 +3.5% 14.47 28.7/km2
Mundaka 1,842 1,943 −5.2% 4.08 451.5/km2
Mungia 17,865 16,857 +6.0% 44.46 401.8/km2
Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz 471 434 +8.5% 24.31 19.4/km2
Murueta 338 303 +11.6% 5.63 60.0/km2
Muskiz 7,342 7,518 −2.3% 21.01 349.5/km2
Muxika 1,516 1,467 +3.3% 49.87 30.4/km2
Nabarniz 269 227 +18.5% 11.76 22.9/km2
Ondarroa 8,207 8,799 −6.7% 4.30 1,908.6/km2
Orozko 2,658 2,512 +5.8% 102.27 26.0/km2
Ortuella 8,537 8,440 +1.1% 7.96 1,072.5/km2
Otxandio 1,324 1,300 +1.8% 12.39 106.9/km2
Plentzia 4,369 4,329 +0.9% 5.91 739.3/km2
Portugalete 44,648 47,698 −6.4% 3.14 14,219.1/km2
Santurtzi 46,089 47,101 −2.1% 8.87 5,196.1/km2
Sestao 27,780 28,805 −3.6% 3.58 7,759.8/km2
Sondika 4,525 4,543 −0.4% 6.85 660.6/km2
Sopelana 14,857 12,824 +15.9% 8.43 1,762.4/km2
Sopuerta 2,721 2,570 +5.9% 42.56 63.9/km2
Sukarrieta 354 350 +1.1% 1.91 185.3/km2
Trucios-Turtzioz 520 532 −2.3% 25.99 20.0/km2
Ubide 179 185 −3.2% 2.81 63.7/km2
Ugao-Miraballes 4,158 4,052 +2.6% 5.26 790.5/km2
Urduliz 5,468 3,601 +51.8% 7.81 700.1/km2
Urduña/Orduña 4,163 4,241 −1.8% 33.40 124.6/km2
Usansolo No data[a]
Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran 11,907 12,166 −2.1% 12.86 925.9/km2
Zaldibar 3,000 3,053 −1.7% 11.65 257.5/km2
Zalla 8,322 8,411 −1.1% 31.08 267.8/km2
Zamudio 3,290 3,277 +0.4% 18.17 181.1/km2
Zaratamo 1,605 1,651 −2.8% 10.18 157.7/km2
Zeanuri 1,248 1,299 −3.9% 67.22 18.6/km2
Zeberio 1,083 1,080 +0.3% 47.68 22.7/km2
Zierbena 1,496 1,458 +2.6% 12.15 123.1/km2
Ziortza-Bolibar 399 411 −2.9% 18.86 21.2/km2
Biscay 1,153,282[5] 1,156,190[6] −0.3% 2,215.55 520.5/km2
Basque Country 2,216,302[5] 2,185,393[6] +1.4% 7,092.45 312.5/km2
Spain 48,085,361[5] 46,815,916[6] +2.7% 504,755.17 95.3/km2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Usansolo seggregated from Galdakao to conform an independent municipality in 2023[4] and there is no information available yet.

References

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  1. ^ "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Resultados por municipios. 2021-2023. Población por sexo, edad (grupos quinquenales) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Municipales - Bizkaia. Población por municipios, sexo y edad (año a año)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "La Diputación Foral da la bienvenida a Usansolo como municipio 113 del Territorio Histórico de Bizkaia" (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Bizkaia. 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. 2021-2023. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Nacionales, por Comunidades Autónomas y Provincias. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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