| Greater Bilbao | |
| Native Name: | Bilboaldea |
| Native Name Lang: | eu |
| Settlement Type: | Eskualdea / Comarca |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Basque Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Biscay |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bilbao |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 361.3 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Greater Bilbao (Basque: Bilboaldea, Spanish: Gran Bilbao) is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated one. The capital city of Greater Bilbao is Bilbao.
Greater Bilbao is made by the municipalities situated along the Estuary of Bilbao which themselves form a conurbation, which metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in Spain.
Greater Bilbao, or Bilboaldea, is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay, limiting with the comarcas of Enkarterri in the west, Mungialdea and Busturialdea in the east, Durangaldea in the southeast and Arratia-Nerbioi in the south. The Bay of Biscay limits at north.
Greater Bilbao can be divided into six subcomarcas or subregions:
Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes Barakaldo, Sestao, Portugalete and Santurtzi; earlier part of a larger merindad of Enkarterri, other than Barakaldo which was part of Uribe
A mainly residential area, including Erandio, Leioa, and the more affluent Getxo; earlier part of Uribe
the coastal area north of Getxo is being integrated into the metropolitan area in the recent years, with the development of low density residential areas connected by the metro; earlier part of Uribe, most of the municipalities in this zone belong to the Mungialdea comarca
Greater Bilbao is divided into 25 municipalities, being Bilbao the capital city. The 25 municipalities, among with some others, make the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao.
| Municipality | Population 2018[1] | Area in km2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abanto Zierbena | 9,545 | 18 | ||
| Alonsotegi | 2,903 | 16 | ||
| Arrigorriaga | 12,230 | 22.8 | ||
| Barakaldo | 100,435 | 24.3 | ||
| Basauri | 40,762 | 7.2 | ||
| Bilbao | 345,821 | 41.2 | ||
| Derio | 6,545 | 7.4 | ||
| Zierbena | 1,492 | 9.1 | ||
| Etxebarri | 11,304 | 3.3 | ||
| Erandio | 24,222 | 18.0 | ||
| Galdakao | 29,288 | 31.7 | ||
| Getxo | 78,276 | 11.9 | ||
| Larrabetzu | 2,029 | 21.5 | ||
| Leioa | 31,495 | 8.5 | ||
| Lezama | 2,429 | 16.5 | ||
| Laudio | 18,205 | 37.45 | ||
| Loiu | 2,416 | 15.3 | ||
| Muskiz | 7,567 | 21.5 | ||
| Ortuella | 8,360 | 7.7 | ||
| Portugalete (Portugaldeta) | 45,826 | 3.2 | ||
| Santurtzi | 45,795 | 6.7 | ||
| Sestao (Ziztao) | 27,445 | 3.5 | ||
| Sondika | 4,495 | 6.3 | ||
| Trapagaran | 11,953 | 13.1 | ||
| Zamudio | 3,236 | 18.1 | ||
| Zaratamo | 1,515 | 10.0 |