Murgia, Álava Explained

Murgia
Settlement Type:Concejo
Pushpin Map:Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Basque Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Álava
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Gorbeialdea
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Zuia
Area Total Km2:5.78
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1105
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:618
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01130

Murgia (in Basque pronounced as /murɣi.a/, Spanish; Castilian: Murguía pronounced as /es/)[2] is a village and concejo located in the municipality of Zuia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It is the capital of the municipality as well as of the Cuadrilla de Gorbeialdea.

The main road in the village is Domingo de Sautu Street. The Goba River separates a neighborhood called The Cross from the centre of the village. To the north is Sarria, to the northeast Zarate, to the southeast Jugo, to the southwest Bitoriano, and to the west Ametzaga.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 17 September 2022 . 1 January 2021 . es.
  2. Book: Salaberri Zaratiegi . Patxi . Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos . 2015 . . 978-84-944512-0-1 . 77 . 16 September 2022 . es.
  3. Web site: El pueblo de Mikel Landa ya es el pueblo de Unai Simón. Mikel Landa's village is now Unai Simón's village . . Jon. Rivas . es. 4 July 2021. 9 January 2022.