Arrigorriaga

Arrigorriaga
Municipality
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Arrigorriaga Location of Arrigorriaga within the Basque Country
Arrigorriaga Location of Arrigorriaga within Spain
Coordinates:
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Bizkaia
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Government
• Alcalde	Asier Albizua (PNV)
Area
• Total	16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Highest elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Lowest elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	12,525
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Arrigorriagatar
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	48480
Official language(s)	Basque and Spanish
Website	Official website

Arrigorriaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Arrigorriaga is located 7 km south of Bilbao and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. Its official population at the 2010 census was 12,358 inhabitants living on a land area of 16.36 km² (6.3 sq mi). It is conterminous with Bilbao and Basauri in the north, with Ugao-Miraballes and Zeberio in the south, with Zaratamo in the east and with Arrankudiaga and Alonsotegi in the west.

Municipal elections 2015

After the 2015 elections, the configuration of the town hall is the following:

Municipal elections 2015
Party	Councilors
Basque Nationalist Party	7
EH Bildu	5
Arrigorriaga Gara	3
PSOE	2

Famous people in Arrigorriaga

• Simón Lecue (1912): international football player
• Soladrero (1913): international football player
• José Miguel Beñarán, Argala (1949–1978): member of ETA
• Txato Olabarri (?–1936), gudari
• Armando Astarloa Solaun (1948): writer, lawyer and economist
• Alberto Berasategui (1973): professional tennis player
• Mikel Rico (1984): professional football player
• Mikel Cuadra (1961): professional basketball player

External links

• ARRIGORRIAGA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)