Samaniego | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Basque Country#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Samaniego within the Basque Country |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Alava |
Subdivision Type3: | Eskualdea / Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Rioja Alavesa |
Coordinates: | 42.5683°N -2.6819°W |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.58 |
Established Title: | Founded |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 305 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Basque, Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 01307 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | María Pilar Garmendia Iparraguirre |
Leader Party: | EH Bildu |
Samaniego (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality located in the province of Araba (Álava), in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
It forms part of the Rioja Alavesa wine region, and is located 10km west of Laguardia, 45km south of the provincial capital Vitoria-Gasteiz.
The primary industry of the town is winemaking, and a number of wineries are found within the village.[3] The landscape is characterised by the extensive vineyards, and the Sierra de Cantabria mountain range which rises in the north of the municipality.