Eibar

Eibar
Eibar (Basque)
Éibar (Spanish)
Panorámica de Éibar
Flag of Eibar
Coat of arms of Eibar
Eibar is located in the Basque Country
Eibar
Eibar
Location of Eibar within the Basque Autonomous Community
Eibar is located in Spain
Eibar
Eibar
Eibar (Spain)
Coordinates: 43°11′N 2°28′W / 43.183°N 2.467°W / 43.183; -2.467
Country Spain
Autonomous community Euskadi
ProvinceGipuzkoa
EskualdeaDebabarrena
Government
 • MayorJon Iraola (PSE-EE)
Area
 • Total
24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
27,406
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website
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Eibar (Basque: Eibar, Spanish: Éibar) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Euskadi. It is the capital of the eskualde / comarca of Debabarrena.

Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants (Eustat, 2018).[2] Its chief industry is metal manufacturing, and the city has been known since the 16th century for the manufacture of armaments, particularly finely engraved small arms. It was also the home of Serveta scooters.

It is home to the SD Eibar football team.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Eibar". Basque Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 February 2018.