Guipúzcoa (Spanish) or Gipuzkoa (Basque) is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain. Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
It is bordered by the provinces of Biscay and Álava, the Autonomous Community of Navarre, the French Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and the Bay of Biscay. Population Of the 1133444 people who live in Biscay about 35% live in the capital Bilbao and 88% in its metropolitan area. Álava (Araba is a province of northern Spain in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department Cantabrian Sea redirects here Not to be confused with Biscay Bay Newfoundland and Labrador or Biscayne Bay.
Its area of 1,980 km² (764 sq mi) makes it the smallest province in Spain. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of the Provinces of Spain in order of Area. Rank This province has 88 municipalities. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or
Its population is 682,977 (2002), of whom about a quarter live in the capital, San Sebastián. Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián Other important towns are Irun, Errenteria, Zarautz, Arrasate, Oñati (with an old university), Eibar, Tolosa (during a short time capital of the province), Beasain, Pasaia (the main port), Hondarribia (an old fort town opposite to France)
Gipuzkera is a dialect of the Basque language spoken in most of the region, as well as neighbouring areas of Navarre. Irun (old Basque for 'fortified town' Spanish: Irún) is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Guipuscoa ( Zarautz (the official and Basque spelling is a coastal village located in Gipuzkoa Province in the Basque Country. Arrasate or Mondragón ( Basque and Spanish official names Mondragoe is an unofficial Basque name - is a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa Oñati is a town located in the province of Guipúzcoa, in the Autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Éibar is a city and Municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. Tolosa is a Town and municipality to the south of San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. Beasain is a town and Municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Guipúzcoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country Pasaia ( Spanish: Pasajes is a town and Municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Hondarribia ("sand ford" in Basque, also known by its Spanish adaptation Fuenterrabía or the French one Fontarabie) is a town situated Gipuzkoan is a Dialect of the Basque language spoken in the Guipuzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa) province of the Basque Country, Spain A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain The province's patron saint is Ignatius of Loyola, who was born in the neighborhood of Loyola in the town of Azpeitia. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Ignatius redirects here for other Saints see Ignatius. Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola Azpeitia is a town and Municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, located on the Urola River a few kilometers
See List of municipalities in Guipúzcoa.
External links
- Official site (Information in Basque, Spanish, French and English)
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