Sopuerta

Sopuerta
View of Sopuerta
View of Sopuerta
Coat of arms of Sopuerta
Sopuerta is located in the Basque Country
Sopuerta
Sopuerta
Location of Sopuerta within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°15′46″N 3°09′09″W / 43.26278°N 3.15250°W / 43.26278; -3.15250
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaEnkarterri
Government
 • MayorJoseba Andoni Llaguno Hurtado (Bildu)
Area
 • Total42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,569
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Spanish: soportano
soportana
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48190
Official language(s)Basque
Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.[2]

Conquistador Francisco de Garay was born in the Garay tower in Sopuerta.[3]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Ainhoa Arozamena. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sopuerta" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Goyo Bañales repasa la trayectoria Francisco de Garay". 20 October 2011.