Sopuerta
Encyclopedia
Sopuerta is a town and municipality
located in the province of Biscay
, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country
, northern Spain.
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.
Neighborhoods
Galdames is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:- Mercadillo
- Alen
- Arenao
- Avellaneda
- Baluga
- Olabarrieta
- Bezi
- Castaño
- Jarralta
- Las Muñecas
- Las Ribas
- Carral
Demography
| 1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,220 | 2,847 | 4,391 | 4,308 | 3,586 | 3,367 | 2,881 | 3,006 | 2,328 | 2,189 | 2,160 | 2,245 | 2,361 |