Basauri

Basauri
Flag of Basauri
Coat of arms of Basauri
Basauri is located in the Basque Country
Basauri
Basauri
Location of Basauri within the Basque Country
Basauri is located in Spain
Basauri
Basauri
Location of Basauri within Spain
Coordinates: 43°14′12″N 02°53′24″W / 43.23667°N 2.89000°W / 43.23667; -2.89000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaGreater Bilbao
Founded1510
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • AlcaldeAsier Iragorri (PNV)
Area
 • Municipality7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Municipality40,762
 • Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
910,578
DemonymBasauritarra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48970
Dialing code+34 94
Official language(s)Basque, Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.

The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz. It holds the only prison in the province, located where the rivers Nervión and Ibaizabal meet. The municipality has 40,589 inhabitants (2019).

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