Arrieta | |
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Location of the municipality in Biscay. | |
Coordinates: 43°20′25″N 2°46′11″W / 43.34028°N 2.76972°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Mungialdea |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ángel María Acillona (PNV-EAJ) |
Area | |
• Total | 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 567 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48114 |
Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the comarca of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017.
Toponym
[edit]This municipality has its origin in the elizate Líbano de Arrieta, which became a municipality in the 19th century. The toponym Arrieta comes from the Basque word harrieta, which means "stony place".
Celebrities
[edit]- Santiago Arriaga y Arrien, Santiago de Jesús (1903–1936): was a priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil war and beautified in 2007 by the Catholic Church.
- José Ramón Goyeneche Bilbao (1940): cyclist who participated in Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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