Mungialdea Explained

Mungialdea
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Basque Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Biscay
Seat Type:Capitals
Seat:Mungia
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
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

Mungialdea, also known as Uribe-Butroe,[1] is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Mungialdea is the heir of the larger historical region of Uribe, which was one of the merindades of Biscay. It comprises the most rural area of the historical region, drained by the Butrón River and with some small municipalities. It is one of the seven comarcas that compose the province of Biscay. Its capital city is Mungia.

Geography

Mungialdea is located at the north of Biscay, bordering with the comarcas of Busturialdea on the east, Greater Bilbao on the east and south and the Bay of Biscay on the north.

Its landscape fits with the oceanic climate and can be divided into two subregions:

Municipalities

MunicipalityPopulationTerritory km²
Arrieta55814.47
Bakio2,47016.78
Barrika1,4877.77
Fruiz4505.73
Gamiz-Fika1,32715.53
Gatika1,57017.42
Gorliz5,50310.29
Laukiz1,1098.16
Lemoiz1,02318.90
Maruri-Jatabe89615.8
Meñaka70212.70
Mungia16,52752.12
Plentzia4,29211.17
Sopelana12,5278.39
Urduliz3,4227.8

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bizkaia21.eus/atalak/Indicadores/Indicadores_busqueda.asp?tipo=CO&idGrupo=3&idpagina=306&idioma=ca Sistema de Indicadores de Sostenibilidad de Bizkaia (2001-2011) Búsqueda por Comarca