| Laudio / Llodio | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Basque Country |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Laudio/Llodio within the Basque Country |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Álava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cuadrilla de Ayala |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ander Añibarro Maestre |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.56 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | (AMSL) |
| Elevation M: | 130 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 01400 |
Laudio in Basque or Llodio in Spanish is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Llodio is an important industrial center located at 50 km NW from the provincial capital of Vitoria and at 20 km SE from Bilbao. It is the second municipality of Álava, in population. The municipality has an area of 37,56 km2 and a population (2005) of 18,633 (9,288 male, 9,345 female).
Since the 2019 Municipal elections the Mayor of Llodio is Ander Añibarro Maestre (PNV). The Basque Nationalist Party PNV/EAJ has 7 municipal councillors on Llodio Town Council, Bildu has 5, the local group Omnia has 3 while the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left has 2.
The results of the 2004 Spanish General Election in Llodio were as follows:
The town has a local athletics club, Club de Atletismo de Laudio, which has its own track and field stadium (the Estadio Ellakuri). The club has hosted the Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio, an annual international cross country running event, since 1985.[1]