Zumarraga, Spain

Zumarraga
Coat of arms of Zumarraga
Motto(s): 
Muy Noble, Muy Leal y Muy Fiel Villa de Zumárraga
Location of Zumarraga
Zumarraga is located in the Basque Country
Zumarraga
Zumarraga
Location of San Sebastián within the Basque Autonomous Community
Zumarraga is located in Spain
Zumarraga
Zumarraga
Zumarraga (Spain)
Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 2°19′0″W / 43.08306°N 2.31667°W / 43.08306; -2.31667
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Gipuzkoa
EskualdeaUrola Garaia
Government
 • MayorMikel Serrano Aperribay (2015) (PSE-EE)
Area
 • Land19.42 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
9,834
 • Density507.11/km2 (1,313.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
20700
Websitewww.zumarraga.eus

Zumarraga ([s̻umaraɣa]) is a municipality and industrial town in Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country autonomous community of northern Spain, approximately 35 miles (56 km) by road southwest of San Sebastián and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Idiazabal. As of 2018 the municipality had a population of 9834 people. The Urola river flows through the vicinity. It is the birthplace of Miguel López de Legazpi, conquistador who explored the Pacific Islands and the East Indies,[2] and of Iñaki Urdangarín, the husband of Infanta Cristina of Spain.[3]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1975). Directory of Museums. Springer. p. 406. ISBN 9781349014880.
  3. ^ Alzugaray, Juan José (2004). Vascos relevantes del siglo XX. Encuentro. p. 156. ISBN 9788474907339.