Mendaro

Mendaro
Coat of arms of Mendaro
Mendaro is located in the Basque Country
Mendaro
Mendaro
Location of Mendaro within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°15.85′N 2°22.53′W / 43.26417°N 2.37550°W / 43.26417; -2.37550
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
EskualdeaDebabarrena
Founded1983
Government
 • MayorSonia Garcia Raposo
Area
 • Total
25.39 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
2,010
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20850

Mendaro is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

The Mendaro Valley is the town's namesake. There is little agreement on the origin or meaning of the word itself. Surrounded by mountains, the town is located in northeast Gipuzkoa near the Biscayan border.

Officially founded in 1983, Mendaro is considered one of Gipuzkoa's youngest municipalities.

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