Sopuerta

Sopuerta

Sopuerta

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain

Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.[2]

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Conquistador Francisco de Garay was born in the Garay tower in Sopuerta.[3]

Neighborhoods

Sopuerta is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:[4]

  • Mercadillo (Sokortua)
  • Alen
  • Arenao
  • Avellaneda
  • Baluga(Boluaga)
  • Olabarrieta
  • Bezi
  • Castaño
  • Jarralta
  • Las Muñecas
  • Las Ribas
  • Carral

Demography

Population of Galdames
1897190019101920193019401950196019701981199120012006
2,2202,8474,3914,3083,5863,3672,8813,0062,3282,1892,1602,2452,361

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    Ainhoa Arozamena. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sopuerta" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Goyo Bañales repasa la trayectoria Francisco de Garay". 20 October 2011.
  4. [4]
    Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sopuerta" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 2 July 2010.


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