Arraia-Maeztu | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Basque Country |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alegría-Dulantzi within the Basque Country |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Basque Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Álava |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Montaña Alavesa |
Coordinates: | 42.7406°N -2.4461°W |
Elevation M: | 658 |
Area Total Km2: | 123.11 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Basque Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 01120, 01128, 01129 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Anartz Gorrotxategi Elorriaga |
Leader Party: | EAJ/PNV |
Arraia-Maeztu (in Basque pronounced as /arai.a maes̻tu/, Spanish; Castilian: Arraya-Maestu pronounced as /es/),[1] is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
This municipality was formed in 1958 by the merger of the municipalities of Apellániz, Arraya and Laminoria. It was originally called Maestu, but in 1987 adopted its current name.[2]
The municipality contains 16 villages, organized into 10 concejos.
Official name | Basque name | Spanish name | Population (2021)[3] | Area (km2) | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apellániz/Apilaiz | Apilaiz | Apellániz | 112 | 16.23 | Concejo | |
Atauri | Atauri | Atauri | 30 | 4.18 | Concejo | |
Azazeta | Azazeta | Azáceta | 76 | 7.70 | Concejo | |
Comunidades | Comunidades | 0 | 16.30 | Agricultural common | ||
Korres | Korres | Corres | 30 | 13.24 | Concejo | |
Maeztu/Maestu | Maeztu | Maestu | 335 | 11.00 | Concejo, capital of the municipality | |
Onraita/Erroeta | Erroeta | Onraita | 18 | 6.52 | Concejo | |
Real Valle de Laminoria/Laminoriako Erret Harana | Laminoriako Erret Harana | Real Valle de Laminoria | 81 | 21.67 | Concejo, composed of the following hamlets: Aletxa, Arenaza, Cicujano, Ibisate, Leorza and Musitu | |
Róitegui/Erroitegi | Erroitegi | Róitegui | 26 | 4.71 | Concejo | |
Sabando | Sabando | Sabando | 43 | 8.86 | Concejo | |
Vírgala Mayor/Birgaragoien | Birgaragoien | Vírgala Mayor | 48 | 12.12 | Concejo, includes the hamlet of Vírgala Menor |