Santutxu | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 View of Santutxu from Zamakola | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| City | Bilbao |
| District |  Begoña |
| Population | 32.881 inhabitants |
| Demonym | Santutxutarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48001 – 48015 |
| Dialing code | +34 94 |
| Official language(s) | Basque Spanish |
Santutxu is a neighbourhood of the Spanish city of Bilbao. It belongs to the 4th urban district, named Begoña. It is a popular residential neighbourhood which has a significant number of small businesses and has received some waves of immigration in the last years, particularly Romanians. The Begoña district consists of three neighbourhoods: Santutxu, Begoña and Bolueta.
According to research on population density,[1] and data from the Bilbao City Council,[2] Santutxu has the third most densely populated sq/km in Europe, with about 41.378 residents per sq/km, when considering districts of a certain size coming in third place after L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in Greater Barcelona and La Goutte d’or in Paris, neighbourhoods which have slightly more than 50.000 residents per sq/km. However, there is a popular myth among locals that Santutxu is the most densely populated neighbourhood in Europe.[citation needed]