Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena

Abanto y Ciérvana / Abanto-Zierbena
Municipality

Gallarta, municipality's main ward

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Abanto y Ciérvana / Abanto-Zierbena

Location of Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena within the Basque Country

Coordinates: 43°18′53″N 3°4′19″W / 43.31472°N 3.07194°W / 43.31472; -3.07194Coordinates: 43°18′53″N 3°4′19″W / 43.31472°N 3.07194°W / 43.31472; -3.07194
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Biscay
Comarca Greater Bilbao
Government
  Alcalde Manuel Tejada Lanbarri (EAJ-PNV)
Area
  Total 18.03 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m (420 ft)
Highest elevation 540 m (1,770 ft)
Lowest elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 9,647
  Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) abantarra
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 48500 & 48540
Official language(s) Basque
Website Official website
Not to be confused with Abanto in Aragón.

Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.[1]

Neighborhoods

Abanto was originally divided into concejos, Susoko Abanto or Abanto de Suso and Yusoko Abanto or Abanto de Yuso, nowadays administratively divided into neighborhoods or wards:[2]

List of mayors of Abanto-Zierbena, since 1842

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19008,337    
19109,053+8.6%
19209,679+6.9%
19309,870+2.0%
19409,576−3.0%
19509,419−1.6%
196011,340+20.4%
197010,121−10.7%
19819,490−6.2%
19919,351−1.5%
20008,989−3.9%
20109,724+8.2%

References

  1. Idoia Estornés Zubizarreta & Manu Castaño García. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Abanto y Ciérvana / Abanto-Zierbena" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Abanto" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

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