Orduña is a town and municipality

Municipality

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 of 4,057 inhabitants 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....

, in the North of Spain

Spain

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It is located in a plain in the highest part of the Nervion

Nervión

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 river valley, at the foot of the Sierra Salbada mountains. The municipality is an exclave of Biscay, located between Álava

Álava

Álava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...

 and Burgos provinces. It's the only municipality of Biscay with the official title of city

City

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Orduña is the final station of the commuter rail

Cercanías Bilbao

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 line C-3 that links the town with Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

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External links

• http://www.orduna.org: Local
• ORDUÑA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)