Galdakao
Encyclopedia
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.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the province of Biscay
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
, in the autonomous community of Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, northern Spain
Spain
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.
It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal
Ibaizabal
The river Ibaizabal drains southeastern Biscay to the Estuary of Bilbao. It is 43 km long from its source at Elorrio to the Nervion, and it passes by the towns of Durango and Amorebieta and joins the Nervion river at Basauri. Both rivers run then together for a short length until they merge...
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
Zamudio
Zamudio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* * in Basque and Spanish*...
, Lezama
Lezama
Lezama is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is home to the training headquarters of the football team Athletic Bilbao, and is accessible by bus - BizkaiBus - from Bilbao.-External links:*...
and Larrabetzu
Larrabetzu
Larrabetzu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
in the north, with Zaratamo
Zaratamo
Zaratamo is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
and Zeberio
Zeberio
Zeberio isnt a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
in the south, with Amorebieta, Lemona
Lemona
Lemona is the first release by the California indie-rock band Giant Drag. The EP was released January 25, 2005 on Wichita Recordings.-Track listing:# "This Isn't It" – 2:58# "Tired Yet" – 2:43# "Cordial Invitation" – 2:58# "YFLMD" – 2:53...
and Bedia in the east and with Etxebarri
Etxebarri
Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....
and Basauri
Basauri
Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz. It...
in the west.
Neighbourhoods
- Aperribai
- Arteta
- Bekea
- Bengoetxe
- Berezikoetxe
- Elexalde
- Erletxe
- Olabarrieta-Txistulanda
- Urreta
- Usansolo
- Tximelarre Bekoa
- Tximelarre Goikoa
- Muguru
- Zabalea