Busturialde - Urdaibai | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Biscay |
Capitals | Bermeo and Gernika |
Municipalities | |
Area | |
• Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 46.000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Largest municipality | Bermeo (17.144) |
Busturialdea, also named Busturialde - Urdaibai is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is the heir of "Busturia", one of the original merindades that used to compose the province of Biscay – this should not be confused with Busturia, a municipality located in this region. Busturialdea is a diminished portion of the same original subregion and has two capital cities; Bermeo and Gernika-Lumo. It is one of the seven comarcas that compose the province of Biscay.