Muskiz | |
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![]() View from Gallarta | |
Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Borja Liaño (EAJ-PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 7,567 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Demonym | muskiztarra |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal code | 48550 |
Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Neighborhoods
[edit]Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:[2][3]
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Official name | Basque name |
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Cobarón | Kobaron |
(La) Rigada | Larrainaga |
Pobeña | Pobeña |
San Juan | San Juan Muskiz |
San Julián | San Julian |
Santelices | Santelices |
Demography
[edit]1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 |
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2,468 | 2,663 | 4,069 | 4,239 | 4,345 | 4,060 | 4,077 | 4,733 | 6,011 | 6,054 | 6,358 | 6,558 | 6,839 |
Economy
[edit]![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2011-10-22_Muskiz_Petronor_Munatones.jpg/220px-2011-10-22_Muskiz_Petronor_Munatones.jpg)
In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.
Notable people
[edit]- Nicolás de la Quadra, painter
- Jose Ramon Campos, painter[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Carlos Glaria (31 January 2002). "Las entidades de población del municipio de Muskiz y su denominación" (PDF). Muskizko Udala. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Muskiz". Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ "JOSE RAMON CAMPOS MARTIN – BigFoot.ch". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- MUSKIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Official website (in English, Spanish, and Basque)