Leioa

Leioa
Municipality
Leioa town hall
Leioa town hall
Coat of arms of Leioa
Leioa is located in the Basque Country
Leioa
Leioa
Location of Leioa within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°19′44″N 2°59′5″W / 43.32889°N 2.98472°W / 43.32889; -2.98472
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaGreater Bilbao
Area
 • Total8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total31,495
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
48940
Area code+34 (Spain) + 94 (Biscay)
WebsiteTown Hall

Leioa (Spanish: Lejona) is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is located south of Getxo and Berango delimitating east and south with Erandio, Portugalete and Sestao. Today it is part of the Bilbao conurbation. Its population in 2019 was 31,795. Leioa has an area of 8.36 square kilometres (3.23 sq mi). The Udondo river constitutes the eastern limit of the municipality.[2]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "CAPÍTULO 1: EL MEDIO GEOGRÁFICO" (PDF).