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Basauri

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Basauri
Flag of Basauri
Coat of arms of Basauri
Basauri is located in Basque Country
Basauri
Basauri
Location of Basauri within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°14′12″N 02°53′24″W / 43.23667°N 2.89000°W / 43.23667; -2.89000
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaGreater Bilbao
Founded1510
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • AlcaldeAsier Iragorri (PNV)
Area
 • Total7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total40,762
 • Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
DemonymBasauritarra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48200
Dialing code+34 94
WebsiteOfficial website

Basauri is a municipality of 40,535 people (2021). It is in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of Basque Country in Spain.

The city is part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It is where the rivers Nervión and Ibaizabal meet.

References

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  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.