Goierri | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Eskualdea / Comarca |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Basque Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Gipuzkoa |
Seat Type: | Main admin. HQ |
Seat: | Beasain |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | list |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 44038 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Largest municipality |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Goierri ("Highland(s)" in Basque; Spanish; Castilian: Goyerri) or "Basque Highlands" is one of the eight comarcas (Eskualdea in the Basque language) in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa. It is composed of 18 municipalities, Beasain, Ordizia and Lazkao being the main towns. The main administrative center is Beasain.
Population 2001[2] | Population 2011[3] | Population 2018[4] | ||
Altzaga | 106 | 161 | 179 | |
Arama | 163 | 198 | 205 | |
Ataun | 1,557 | 1,680 | 1,669 | |
Beasain | 12,108 | 13,719 | 13,881 | |
Gabiria | 422 | 483 | 488 | |
Gaintza | 133 | 124 | 129 | |
Idiazabal | 2,082 | 2,264 | 2,305 | |
Itsasondo | 576 | 675 | 641 | |
Lazkao | 4,920 | 5,406 | 5,646 | |
Legorreta | 1,351 | 1,478 | 1,430 | |
Mutiloa | 158 | 255 | 252 | |
Olaberria | 904 | 936 | 945 | |
Ordizia | 8,938 | 9,751 | 10,150 | |
Ormaiztegi | 1,170 | 1,318 | 1,302 | |
Segura | 1,225 | 1,460 | 1,432 | |
Zaldibia | 1,490 | 1,504 | 1,613 | |
Zegama | 1,294 | 1,539 | 1,519 | |
Zerain | 254 | 266 | 252 | |
Totals | 38,851 | 43,217 | 44,038 |
The region is traditionally Basque-speaking, having a higher proportion of Basque speakers than other comarcas in Gipuzkoa. According to data from 1996, around half the population of Goierri speak Basque as a mother tongue. The predominant dialect is the central dialect that proliferates much of Gipuzkoa's Basque speaking communities. Villages are more likely to be predominantly Basque-speaking with particularly strong Basque-speaking populations in the towns of Ordizia, Ataun, Lazkao and Beasain. Basque is the dominant language in education in the area, for example, Lazkao's San Benito Ikastola and Ataun San Martin's Joxemigel Barandiaran Eskola teaching exclusively through the Basque language with the exception of Spanish lessons.