Mutriku

Mutriku
Motrico
City and Municipality
Port of Mutriku
Port of Mutriku
Coat of arms of Mutriku
Mutriku is located in the Basque Country
Mutriku
Mutriku
Location of Mutriku in the Basque Country and Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′26″N 2°23′6″W / 43.30722°N 2.38500°W / 43.30722; -2.38500
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Basque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
ComarcaDebabarrena
Government
 • MayorJosé Ignacio Palenzuela Arrieta (EH Bildu)
Area
 • Total27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total5,354
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
20830
Area code+34 (Spain) + 943 (Gipuzkoa)
Websitewww.mutriku.eus

Mutriku (Spanish: Motrico) is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country in northern Spain. It has a population of around 5000 and provides access to the Bay of Biscay. It is the site of the world's first multi-turbine breakwater wave power station,[2] opened July 8, 2011. The Church of San Andrés can be found here, being one of the oldest churches in Gipuzkoa, dating to the year 1080.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ [1] Archived October 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine