Zarautz

Zarautz
Municipality
Zarautz
Zarautz
Coat of arms of Zarautz
Zarautz is located in the Basque Country
Zarautz
Zarautz
Location in Spain
Zarautz is located in Spain
Zarautz
Zarautz
Zarautz (Spain)
Coordinates: 43°17′11″N 2°10′29″W / 43.28639°N 2.17472°W / 43.28639; -2.17472
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityBasque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
EskualdeaUrola Kosta
Government
 • MayorXabier Txurruka Fernández (EAJ-PNV)
Area
 • Total14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total23,223
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
20800
Area code+34 (Spain) + 943 (Gipuzkoa)
WebsiteOfficial website

Zarautz (Basque: [s̻aɾaut͡s̻] , Spanish: Zarauz) is a coastal town located in central Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, in Spain. It is bordered by Aia to the east and the south and Getaria to the west, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of San Sebastián. It has four enclaves limiting the aforementioned municipalities: Alkortiaga, Ekano, Sola, and Arbestain. As of 2014, Zarautz has a population of 22,890, which usually swells to about 60,000 in the summer.

The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long beach, is where Queen Isabella II and Fabiola of Belgium once spent their summer holidays. The beach is known for being the longest in the Basque Country and one of longest of the Cantabrian cornice.

The Mayor of Zarautz since 2015 has been Xabier Txurruka (Basque Nationalist Party).

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