Samaniego, Spain Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entidades Locales . ssweb.seap.minhap.es . 16 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) . www.ine.es . 16 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Samaniego . Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja - Riojawine . 16 August 2024 . en-us.