Zigoitia

Zigoitia
View of Apodaka, Zigoitia
View of Apodaka, Zigoitia
Zigoitia is located in Álava
Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Location in Spain
Zigoitia is located in the Basque Country
Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Zigoitia (the Basque Country)
Zigoitia is located in Spain
Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Zigoitia (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°58′6″N 2°43′41″W / 42.96833°N 2.72806°W / 42.96833; -2.72806
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaGorbeialdea
Government
 • MayorJavier Gorbeña García[1] (EAJ/PNV)
Area
 • Total102.07 km2 (39.41 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total1,753
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Postal code
01138, 01196
Websitehttps://www.zigoitia.eus/

Zigoitia (Basque pronunciation: [s̻iɣoiti.a], Spanish: Cigoitia [θiˈɣojtja])[3] is a municipality in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its capital is the village of Ondategi. In 2013 the largest common grave from the Spanish Civil War in the Basque Country was excavated in the locality.[4]

  1. ^ López de Pariza, Sara (15 June 2019). "El PSE da la Alcaldía al penuvista Javier Gorbeña, entre insultos en el pleno". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 397. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ Martínez Orduña, Carlos (4 April 2013). "La fosa más grande de la Guerra Civil". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.