Goierri Explained

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.

Municipalities

Population
2001[2]
Population
2011[3]
Population
2018[4]
Altzaga106161179
Arama163198205
Ataun1,5571,6801,669
Beasain12,10813,71913,881
Gabiria422483488
Gaintza133124129
Idiazabal2,0822,2642,305
Itsasondo576675641
Lazkao4,9205,4065,646
Legorreta1,3511,4781,430
Mutiloa158255252
Olaberria904936945
Ordizia8,9389,75110,150
Ormaiztegi1,1701,3181,302
Segura1,2251,4601,432
Zaldibia1,4901,5041,613
Zegama1,2941,5391,519
Zerain254266252
Totals38,85143,21744,038

The Basque language

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.

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References

42.9906°N -2.2347°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  4. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.